Psychiatric Medical Assistant

PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL ASSISTANT Salary: $26/Hour The Edinburg Center is seeking a Psychiatric Medical Assistant to join our team! This role is a great opportunity for someone passionate about mental health who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and making a difference in the lives of others. You will work alongside prescribers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals to support individuals receiving psychiatric and medical services.

What You Will Do

Obtain vital signs, medical histories, and complete brief health assessments. Assist with medication reconciliation and coordinate care with medical providers. Support prescribers with scheduling, lab results, and electronic health records. Follow up with individuals regarding medical appointments and care needs. Assist with MAP training and testing sessions.

Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide quality care.

What We Are Looking For

Minimum of 1 year of experience in the mental health field required. MAP certification or willingness to become certified after hire. Valid driver's license required. Medical Assistant Certification or LPN license preferred. Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills. Who We Are: A dedicated team of professionals who have chosen to join an organization with a forty year history of serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury and autism in the community.

When we’re not at work, we love to hike, bike, craft, read, shop and sing opera, among many other things! Our staff of 350 have range of interests and skills and we know you do too! We know that The Edinburg Center will mean as much to you as it does to us! At work, we are psychiatrists, social workers, clinicians, nurses, behavior specialists, peer specialists, board certified behavior analysts, direct service staff and employment specialists.

What We Offer

We offer an excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including health and dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance as well as a 401(k)-retirement savings plan. Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays. To support ongoing professional development, we offer tuition reimbursement, conference, seminar, certification, and specialized training funding, as well as free clinical supervision for licensure.

We think the best benefit we offer is the chance to learn from each other and we hope you will be willing to teach us as well. Be YOU! We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The Edinburg Center, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Please apply by visiting us at http://www.edinburgcenter.org/careers #LI-TK1