What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant position at Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists Inc?
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Are you doing what you love? We are!
Employees of Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists (“PNS”), are important members of a team effort. We hope that employees will find their position with PNS rewarding, challenging, and productive. Our employees have been the fuel of our successful growth and are the foundation of our future. We support healthy work/life balance for our employees and invest in their potential through opportunities for continual learning and growth.
Employees of Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists (“PNS”), are important members of a team effort. We hope that employees will find their position with PNS rewarding, challenging, and productive. Our employees have been the fuel of our successful growth and are the foundation of our future. We support healthy work/life balance for our employees and invest in their potential through opportunities for continual learning and growth.
We are seeking a motivated and like-minded Medical Assistant, also known here as our Patient Care Coordinators, with clear goals of working as a full treatment team member with other medical professionals and advancing within our culture in the fast-paced and exciting field of mental health!
General Duties:
- Welcome all patients with an inviting and positive attitude.
- Check patients in and collect copays.
- Check patients out and schedule follow-up appointments.
- Ensure provider's schedules are full and if there are openings call patients on the waitlist.
- Schedule and confirm appointments for existing patients.
- Assisting provider with filling out paperwork brought in by the patient and or faxed by insurance company/EDD and assist with letters when needed.
- Relaying patient messages/concerns to providers via email and effectively communicate back to patients what the provider's response is.
- Answering and returning patient calls as well as responding to their voicemails in a timely manner.
- Being a team player who is willing to help when and where it is needed.
- Flexibility with locations if coverage is needed.
- Ability to handle a high volume office.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Previous experience or training/education working in a medical facility.
- Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented”.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral.
- Telephone and computer skills.
- Must be able to prioritize multiple tasks at once, and deal with high levels of stress in an environment of changing priorities.
- Must be able to interact with all levels of staffing in a professional manner.
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma required. College or college-equivalent education is preferred.
- Psychiatric practice experience recommended.
- Medical Assistant Certification preferred.
- BLS/CPR Certification (Required)
Salary : $22 - $24
