What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Medical Assistant, LPN position at Eliot?
Eliot is committed to employee growth & retention by offering a comprehensive total rewards package including but not limited to:
- 75% Company Contribution to Medical and Dental Insurance
- 12 Paid Holidays, 15 to 20 Vacation Days Annually, 12 Sick Days Annually
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- 100% Company-Paid Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- 100% Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- $3000 Employee Referral Bonus
- $3000 Annual Tuition/Professional Development Reimbursement
- Opportunities for growth internally within our 100 programs across Massachusetts
- Comprehensive Staff Orientation, Training Programs & Professional Development Assistance
- FSA, Dependent Care, transportation reimbursement
Eliot is a leader in the Behavioral Health realm and provides an integrated and comprehensive network of services to adults with psychiatric disabilities that are evidence based, provide rehabilitation and hope to those in services. Eliot is known for our innovative clinical approach, high quality clinical training and for having the most talented people in community behavioral health services.
Eliot is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Medical Assistant with experience working with adults in the mental health realm. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in data management and multitasking. They will also show unwavering compassion to clients and the ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities:
- Interview clients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height and Review of Systems as indicated
- Ensure clients are shown to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician
- Complete brief medical and health assessments with clients
- Reconcile medications and vaccines with other medical personnel
- Develop and implement systems to schedule appointments for clients
- As directed or indicated, provide education and wellness activities both individually and in groups
- Work Client Registries via Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Access, Excel or other database
- Monitor the database to identify and reach out to those needing services
- Automate and perform processes by phone or send letters to clients either overdue for medical care or out of compliance with the goals of their care.
- Act as liaison to medical providers for health issues, documentation and other related information.
- Triage prescriber messages
- Provide education about medications to clients
- Collaborate with a range of multidisciplinary team members to meet the needs of clients
- Schedule, review and enter lab results
Requirements:
- Experience working with adults in the mental health realm
- Compassionate approach towards clients
- Ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Capability to automate and perform processes by phone or send letters to clients overdue for medical care or out of compliance with care goals
- Acting as a liaison to medical providers for health issues, documentation, and related information
- Proficient in triaging prescriber messages
- Experience collaborating with a range of multidisciplinary team members to meet client needs
- Competence in scheduling, reviewing, and entering lab results
Schedule: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Hourly Rate: $28.69/hour.
Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.
Salary : $3,000
