Certified Medical Assistant - Patient Care & Admin

New Life Medicine, PLLC; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

HSA

401K

Weekends Off

Job summary

GetHired, Inc. is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to support providers in patient assessments, medical records handling, referrals, labs, and prior authorizations. The role includes coordinating psychiatry referrals, managing patient workflows, and ensuring accurate charting and information release.

The CMA will work under the supervision of the Regional Office Manager and play a key part in maintaining timely follow-ups, lab tracking, and inventory control across psychiatry clinics.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients under provider supervision using standardized rating scales and report abnormalities to care team promptly.
• Organize, track and complete medical records requests, as ordered by the care team, while ensuring that all appropriate releases of information are on file and up to date.
• Review CSMD/PMP prior to initial visit for all patients and periodically and/or as requested for follow-ups. Findings should be reported to the ordering provider.
• Manage psychiatry referrals and new patient paperwork; CMA will ensure all required information is complete and request records from previous providers or pharmacies as necessary.
• Make a reasonable effort to schedule referred patients within 2 weeks.
• Track all referrals to ensure that they are scheduled or rescheduled appropriately.
• Periodic review of patient roster to ensure that follow-up visits are scheduled.
• Labs for psychiatric patients completed and tracked per BPG; enter into chart, flag patients overdue for monitoring, assist patients with instructions and lab orders.
• Assist providers in processing orders such as GeneSight by entering demographic information in the portal.
• Assist in preparation of pertinent clinical data / chart entry of forms prior to scheduled visit for provider review.
• Assist in securing prior authorization for psychiatric medications.
• Routinely audit clinic samples and ensure timely and appropriate inventory; this should be audited monthly.

Job description

GetHired, Inc. is seeking a Certified Medical Assistant to support providers in patient assessments, medical records handling, referrals, labs, and prior authorizations. The role includes coordinating psychiatry referrals, managing patient workflows, and ensuring accurate charting and information release.

The CMA will work under the supervision of the Regional Office Manager and play a key part in maintaining timely follow-ups, lab tracking, and inventory control across psychiatry clinics.