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MEDICAL ASSISTANT – Outpatient, Crisis – Warren, Youngstown OH

Salary: Competitive pay rate based on previous experience ($17.00 - $18.00 per hour). Comprehensive Benefits Package for Full Time.

Shifts:

• Warren
  • Riverbend Center - Full Time - Afternoon shift
  • Riverbend Center - Part time - Weekends only – 6am-6pm
• Youngstown
  • Horizon House - Full Time - Day Shift
  • Broadway Crisis - Full time - Afternoon Shift

Responsibilities:

• Interactions with residents are therapeutic and advance the goals set forth in the Pharm plan/ITP.
  • Formulation on Psychiatric/ Pharmacological Management Plan
  • Individual med-somatic education includes monitoring medications for therapeutic effectiveness, risk/benefits of compliance, sign/symptoms of decompensation, observing mental status, educating and monitoring medical issues as indicated.
  • Spontaneous interactions and activities.
  • Teaching and consultation with residents in matters related to medication and medical issues.
  • Demonstrates competency in obtainment and documentation of client vitals.
• Judgements made about clients or activities on residents’ behalf are appropriate both to the individual’s functioning and the agency’s risk tolerance standards.
  • Admission, discharge and step-up concerns/observations communicated to clinician
  • Reviews available information prior to admission and during the course of stay
  • Decisions regarding resident’s medical needs
• Medication management duties: Storage, handling, ordering and administration according to agency policy and generally accepted medical practice.
• Documentation is complete and timely. Insures that sufficient psychosocial and medical referral information is available as soon as possible.
  • Assessments, progress notes/billing logs and Psychiatric Pharmacological Management Plans are submitted within the agency timeframes.
  • Facilitates the acquisition of an adequate amount and quality of referral information as needed to provided services
  • Makes collateral contacts to gather more psychosocial information.
  • Medication logs in client carts are current with physician orders notes/signed, all required elements of the chart are present, current and filed in a timely manner.
  • Documentation is clinically accurate and substantive. Meets agency’s productivity standards.
  • Psychiatric Pharmacological management Plan, health assessment, aims exam, billing logs, risk assessment and termination summaries.
  • Progress notes/billing logs clearly indicated medical necessity/functional impairment and refer to the pharm plan.
  • Doctor’s orders, medical problems, etc.
• Interactions with essential others is constructive and serves to advance the quality of care, the therapeutic milieu in the facility and the agency’s standing in the community: Peers and supervisors, other service providers, Family and significant others. other concerned members of the community, Interactions with physicians and other health care providers.
  • Commitment to high quality of care.
  • Participates actively and productively in agency meetings and case reviews.
  • Introduces and/or implements new ideas for improving the quality of care.
  • Attentive/responsive to feedback from residents, significant others and community providers/members.
  • Shares skills and expertise with other agency staff, e.g. log notes, in-services, workshop
  • Advances own level of skill and competency through participation in continuing education opportunities.
• Miscellaneous medical Duties. Performance indicators: Infection control resource, Medical resource to other agency programs. Sign off on health assessments. Phlebotomy (lab drawings), Urine drug screen collection. Injections performed only under the presence of a CNP.

Qualifications:

• Certified Medical Assistant
• Minimum of one to two years social service and/or behavioral health related experience in a residential treatment facility is preferred.
• Experience working with co-occurring disorders is beneficial.
• Must be competent in drawing blood.
• Knowledge of Electronic medical record systems. Microsoft office products.

Benefits:

• 401(k) that includes employer match
• Health insurance, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Life Insurance and Short term/Long-term Disability
• Health savings account
• Paid time off and holidays
• Referral program

Miscellaneous requirements: Criminal background check; Pre-employment drug screen; Clear driving record; TB test and First Aid/CPR.

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

EOE-M/F/H including persons with disabilities and veterans

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