Registered Medical Assistant | Certified Medical Assistant | Tulsa, OK | Full-Time

Total Medical Personnel Staffing is looking for reliable Registered Medical Assistants to perform various office and clinical duties under close supervision, responsible for providing medical psychiatric assistance to Consumers (adult, children, and adolescence) with mental illness or co-occurring disorders.  The Medical Assistant will be responsible for activities related to workflow processes and must maintain the confidentiality of materials processed. This person will demonstrate knowledge of co-occurring disorders and appropriate interventions. Nurse Line, Walk-in Medication Clinic and Children’s Psychiatric Clinic

• Largest behavioral health care provider in Oklahoma
• Company mission truly makes an impact in the communities they serve
• Company culture focused on diversification and stability
• Central location easily accessible from any corner of the metro
• Company invests in cutting-edge technology to help you accomplish your goals
• Retirement plan, life insurance, and paid holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness and professional development opportunities available

Responsibilities and Duties

• Complete vitals for Walk-in Clinic Consumers
• Document vitals clearly for physicians and flag any vitals outside normal limits
• Assist Registered Nurse with calling in orders to pharmacy
• Assist RN with speaking to physicians face to face for orders and follow through with physicians orders, reporting to RN the plan of action
• Assist Consumers to follow through with plan, i.e. call in prescription orders, set up next appointment
• Retrieve messages hourly and respond same day
• Complete documentation
• Complete vitals (blood pressure, weight, respirations, pulse)
• Obtain and review physician injection orders
• Verify dosage changes or physician orders
• Administer injection as physician ordered
• Re-assess vitals and re-assess Consumer 10 minutes after the injections.
• Schedule next injection appointment with Consumer to ensure proper injection scheduling
• Injections that are related to physician appointments take priority over walk-in medication clinic consumers
• Help Consumers stay on schedule for injections
• Keep track of injection consumers with a calendar
• Document all information in Consumers Medical Record Additional
• Review and update medication record
• Flag chart for doctor’s signature when verbal orders are received by RN
• Ensure that physician’s sign all verbal orders received face to face by the CMA
• Receive laboratory results, make results available to physicians for review, follow physician’s orders regarding any results that require follow up, and document all steps taken and any necessary follow up
• Ensure adequate supplies for Nurses office, i.e. needles, Band-Aids, medications, and other necessary supplies and order through pharmacy
• Obtain Medication Education Material for Consumers
• Monitor time frames carefully and educates Consumers with maintaining scheduled injections and prescribed medications
• As assigned, provide medication education to Adult Consumers both individually and in groups i.e. Psycho-social Rehabilitation
• As assigned, provide medication education to consumers and parents or guardians of consumers under the age of 18
• Communicate daily with other medical team members (RN and MA) to ensure coverage and wrap around care for all Consumers
• Check in with RN Supervisor to ensure all tasks and Consumers are properly cared for

Qualifications and Skills

• Requires completion of Medical Assistant Program
• Prefer registration or certification as a RMA or CMA
• No previous experience is required; however, previous experience working with clients with mental illness and or substance abuse is preferred
• Skill in planning, organizing, and applying nursing care techniques working with clients with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
• High level of professionalism
• Strong customer service skills
• Inventory management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Don’t miss this opportunity to truly make a difference in people’s lives!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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