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Job Description
Job Summary Description
Davis Behavioral Health is seeking full-time Certified Medical Assistant or Medical Secretary to work on the medical team assisting psychiatrists and nurse practitioners on the adult and youth teams. Under the direction of the Medical Director Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Medical Assistants assist prescribers and clients in the Adult Medical and/or Youth Medical programs by performing administrative tasks to support patient care and keep the medical programs running efficiently.
Program Description
At DBH providers work hard to ensure that our clients have the right treatment plan to help them on their journey toward better mental health. For some clients that treatment may include the use of prescription medications to help manage the symptoms associated with mental health conditions. The DBH medical team coordinates and provides the medication management services help those clients that require medication as part of their treatment plan.
Essential Job Functions
The Medical Assistant will be responsible to perform the following essential job duties:
- Take vital signs.
- Complete medication refill requests.
- Complete prior authorization process.
- Perform urinalysis.
- Perform injections (certified medical assistants only).
- Obtain medical records and lab results.
- Receive and return phone calls.
- Write letters.
- Enter required documentation in the electronic medical record system with the established timeframes.
- Other duties as assigned and required.
Qualifications
Educations/Licensure/Certification
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must complete and maintain Targeted Case Management (TCM) certification.
- Must be completed within 30 days of hire.
- Must complete and maintain First Aid and CPR certification.
- Must be completed within 30 days of hire.
Preferred
- Medical Assistant Certifications
Experience
Preferred Experience
- Previous experience working as a medical assistant.
- Previous experience working with individuals with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to perform basic medical procedures including but not limited to:
- Vital signs
- Injections
- Collect lab specimens
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to multitask.
- Ability to work well with others as well as work independently and effectively.
- Ability to maintain a calm and professional demeanor in stressful or emotionally charged situations.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies.
Preferred
- Completing prior authorization and other billing-related tasks.
Preference will be given for applicants who are fluent in Spanish but this is not a requirement for employment in this opening.
Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.
Classification
This position is classified as full-time non-exempt and the successful candidate will work 40 hours per week.
Compensation
The starting wages for medical assistants at DBH is $21.00 per hour. Credit for previous demonstrated professional experience may be considered up to 10 years.
Schedule
The successful candidate will work the following schedule:
- Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location
This position will be housed at the DBH Main Street Clinic located at 934 South Main Layton Utah 84041.
Experience
Preference is to hire a Certified Medical Assistant in good standing. Candidates who are pursuing medical assistant certification have experience as either a Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) or other experience directly related to the functions of this position may also be considered.
DBH utilizes an electronic health record system so computer literacy is a must for employment at our agency.
Previous experience working in a behavioral health setting is preferred.
In addition the successful candidate must possess the following skills and abilities:
Be able to assess patient status and evaluate for improvement or worsening in condition.
Assess accurately for withdrawals of controlled substances.
Work as part of an multidisciplinary team.
Be organized.
Chart accurately and in a timely manner.
Preference will be given for applicants who are fluent in Spanish but this is not a requirement for employment in this opening.
Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.
Benefits
Davis Behavioral Health Inc. offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request.
DBH benefits include:
Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.
High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution
Traditional Health Plan
Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.
Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Annual healthcare spending limit: $2750
Annual dependent care spending limit: $5000
Retirement
Utah Retirement System participating agency
401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Employee :2x your base annual earnings rounded to the nearest $1000 to a maximum of $300000
Spouse: $10000
Child(ren): $5000 on each eligible dependent child
Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Long-term Disability
Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance
Up to $2860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution
Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate
Voluntary Accident
Voluntary Identity Protection
Voluntary Critical Illness
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Available for employees who opt out of medical and/or dental insurance coverage.
Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.
DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer
Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.
Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.
Further all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBHs licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidates ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.
Employment Type
Full-Time
