Medical Assistant

Compass Health Center; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

401k with company match

Generous PTO including parental leave

Job summary

Compass Health Center in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a Medical Administrative Assistant to support PHP/IOP programs. You will manage patient intake, registration, and coordination with nursing and psychiatry teams, ensuring confidentiality and accurate data handling.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM. Compensation ranges from $19 to $24 per hour, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Team-oriented with adaptability and initiative.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy (preferred).
• Current CPR certification (preferred).
• Experience in mental health care (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manages the medical registration process for patients entering the facility.
• Provides administrative support to the Nursing and Psychiatry Departments.
• Collects and documents intake information (medications, health history).
• Collaborates with the nursing team on intake details and patient charts.
• Documents vital signs, height, and weight; drafts medical documentation and lab orders.
• Transcribes medical information to patient charts and communicates to the treatment team.
• Maintains patient confidentiality, privacy, and data security.
• Assists with infection control and inventory of medications, supplies, and equipment.
• Initiates prior authorizations for medications and diagnostic tests.
• Participates in professional development activities; performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Team player

Medical terminology

Computer literacy

CPR certification

Mental health care experience

Job description

About This Role

Launched in September 2023, our location in Silver Spring, MD, is home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers is building our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians and doctors working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 5:00pm

What You'll Do

• Manages the medical registration process of patients entering the healthcare facility
• Provides administrative support to the Nursing Department and Psychiatry Department
• Collects and documents intake information such as medication and health history
• Communicates and collaborates with the nursing team regarding intake information
• Collects and documents of vital signs, height, weight
• Drafting medical documentation and lab orders under the direction of the psychiatry provider
• Transcribing medical information to patient’s charts & communicating pertinent information to the treatment team
• Maintains confidentiality. patient privacy, and data security
• Provides supplementary assistance with infection control and prevention measures
• Medication, medical supply, and equipment inventory
• Initiating Prior Authorizations for medications and diagnostic tests
• Participates in professional development activities
• All other duties within the scope of training as assigned by the Site Leader
• Consults with: Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Program Directors, Staff Therapists, Staff Nurses, and Administrative Staff

Who You Are

• Exceptional interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills
• Robust organizational and time management skills, with noteworthy attention to detail
• Team player with adaptiveness and agility
• Medical Assistant (preferred)
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy (highly preferred)
• Current CPR certification (preferred not required)
• Working knowledge of pharmaceuticals (preferred not required)
• Experience in mental health care (preferred not required)

Physical Requirements

Often required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms. Occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment.

Compensation

$19 — $24 USD

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

• comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.