Psychiatric Clinical Assistant

Great Salt Plains Health Center; Enid (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Salt Plains Health Center seeks a Psychiatric Clinical Assistant to support the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and care management for patients. You will act as a liaison among medical, behavioral, and support staff, ensuring timely and effective integration of care.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED with on-the-job training; strong communication and cooperative skills are essential to deliver high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• On-the-job training; previous experience preferred.
• Personal maturity, cooperation and ability to communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Maintains first line contact with all patients who come into clinic and guides the patient through Psychiatric Intake procedures.
• Performs routine intake procedures and basic assessments as needed.
• Assists with laboratory procedures and routine office procedures.
• Triages patients for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and supports care coordination.
• Communicates with patients about medications, appointments, no-shows, and referrals.
• Supports monitoring of treatment progress and medication compliance.

Skills

Clear communication

Personal maturity

Cooperation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

This is a safety sensitive position. The Psychiatric Clinical Assistant provides support and care management for patients receiving treatment from the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. The Psych Clinical Assistant works as a liaison between the medical, behavioral, and support staff teams. The Psych CA will assist the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a variety of tasks related to ensuring that the patients receive a high level of care.

III. QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• On-the-job training, previous experience preferred.
• Personal maturity, cooperation, ability to communicate clearly.

VI. CHARACTERISTIC ACTIVITIES:

• Maintains first line contact with all patients who come into clinic and walks the patient through the Psychiatric Intake procedures.
• Performs routine intake procedures such as height, weight, temperature, pulse, blood pressure readings, and brief assessments as needed.
• Assists with laboratory procedures as requested by the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Assists with office procedures.
• Responsibility for triaging patients who will be seeing the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Assists the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with care of patients.
• Relieves other departments as indicated as time permits.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

VII. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS:

• Obtains routine temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, and brief assessments.
• Responsible for collecting behavioral health data via approved questionnaires.
• Responsible for assisting with maintenance and quality control of medical and laboratory equipment.
• Responsible for routine laboratory procedures including but not limited to:various dipsticks, urinalysis, hemoglobin A1c, glucose screening, gram stains, and procedures as approved by GSPHC policies and CLIA standards.
• Maintains a current CPR license, participates in educational training offered at GSP Health; including web-based training courses.
• The Psych CA will be the liaison between the medical, behavioral, and support teams ensuring that integration between disciplines happens in a timely and effective manner.
• The Psych CA may be asked to communicate with patients about medications, appointments, no-shows, and referrals.
• The Psych CA will be asked to assist in monitoring treatment progress and medication compliance.
• The Psych CA will participate in the continued education deemed necessary for the best patient care within the role of the Psych CA.
• The Psych CA will perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein, or as assigned by the Behavioral Health Lead.