Psychiatrist / Medical Assistant Support Staff Position - St. Louis
Posted on: 26 Mar 2021
St Louis, MO
Job Description
Job Description
Responsibilities
Support multiple psychiatrists within a team of Psychiatry / Medical Assistants on completion of administrative and clinical tasks within outpatient behavioral health setting.
Job tasks include (but not limited to):
* patient correspondence (email, phone, fax),
* retrieval and file of patient information (patient charts, patient lab work),
* management of psychiatry schedules and wait lists (returning patient scheduling),
* management of telehealth scheduling of appointments,
* management of prescription refill requests (as directed by psychiatrist),
* handling basic billing information, and
* management of new and existing patient paperwork related to psychiatry.
Qualifications
Medical Assistant certificate or CNA required or experience equivalent.
Candidates must be a Team player, have strong communication skills, customer-oriented and ability to problem solve in the moment concerns and troubleshooting that may arise. As services are performed largely telehealth, candidates are required to be skilled at navigating and learning technology.
Candidate must be proficient at patient correspondence (including completion of FMLA paperwork and letters to patients), refill requests, and handling basic billing information.
Ability to provide basic medical feedback and communicate psychiatrist instructions to patients is needed.
Administrative and medical background required.
Experience specifically within behavioral health environment preferred
Universal Health Services
King of Prussia, PA
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals and ambulatory centers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. UHS was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, Chairman and CEO, and today has more than 87,000 employees. UHS maintains one of the strongest balance sheets and is rated among the highest in the hospital services industry by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. This strong capital position has enabled the company to develop and acquire many new facilities over the past few years.
The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.
The healthcare industry remains a place of rapid change and uncertainty. But with strength, experience and foresight to chart its own course, UHS has every reason to face the future with optimism.
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IndustryHealthcare
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