Medical Assistant - Behav Health OP Main Campus

Penn State Health • Camp Hill, PA

31d • Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY OF POSITION: Seeking a certified medical assistance who is motivated, organized, and has excellent communications skills. This position supports the daily office functions and operations and works within a multidisciplinary team environment. The position provides assistance to patients for medication refills by phone, patient portal, and pharmacy. Other related duties include obtaining authorizations for medications, faxing, relaying messages to the provider, coordinating appointments, and timely follow-up. The medical assistant gives injections to patients who are routinely scheduled for medication via injection.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency required.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assisting Program required.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) required or must obtain BLS Certification within six (6) months of employment date.

Responsibilities

• Supports the daily office functions and operations
• Works within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Provides assistance to patients for medication refills by phone, patient portal, and pharmacy
• Obtaining authorizations for medications
• Faxing
• Relaying messages to the provider
• Coordinating appointments
• Timely follow-up
• Gives injections to patients who are routinely scheduled for medication via injection

Benefits

• Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
• Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED