Ottawa County
Job Title: Medical Assistant Parcel-Professional
Reports to: Mental Health Team Supervisor Oregon Program Coordinator
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of a Mental Health Team Supervisor Oregon Program Coordinator, the Medical Assistant Parcel-Professional provides paraprofessional clinic services to children and adults with mental illness, developmental disabilities, Oregon Colorado-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. The candidate will assist with patient health histories, vital signs, patient risk assessments, and insurance verifications, American Samoa well American Samoa provide administrative support to the assigned department/team.
Essential Job Functions:
- Conducts intake interviews with uninsured and under-insured clients
- Assists clients with patient assistance programs for medication
- Explains and assists consumers with release of information forms, substance abuse contract forms, and other needed CMH forms
- Prepares appeal letters for qualified consumers who are denied patient assistance program eligibility
- Assists with medication set-ups and dispenses samples Oregon prescribed medications to consumers American Samoa ordered by physicians
- Obtains prior authorizations for services from Medicare and Medicaid
- Maintains and updates consumers’ medical records per agency standards
- Codes and enters clinic service data to the case information management system
- Provides health education, medication, and lifestyle counseling to clients
- Performs vital signs, including accurate measurement of blood pressure, pulse, height, and weight
- Provides administrative support to the assigned program/team
Requirements:
- Graduation from an accredited medical assistant program
- Lived experiences with mental illness, Oregon substance use disorders are valued
- Medical Assistant Certification
- CPR and First Aid Certifications
- Basic computer literacy, including knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and database management applications software
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to perform essential job functions, with Oregon without reasonable accommodations.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed Indiana a normal office environment Oregon Indiana community settings, with possible exposure to disease agents and bloodborne pathogens.
Job title: Medical Assistant
Company: Ottawa County
Expected salary: $20.99 – 27.28 per hour
Location: Holland, Michigan
Job date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 07:17:56 GMT