Medical Assistant

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Spravato Medical Assistant Job Responsibilities:

• Helps patients by providing information, services, and assistance.
• Maintains medical supplies inventory and performing preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating.
• Coordinates and accepts delivery of medication from pharmacy. Secures medication and maintains documentation of receipt and dispensing.
• Instructs patients on how to self administer Spravato and then monitors them for 2 hours after the last dosage is administered.
• Prepares patients for treatment by performing preliminary physical exam; taking blood pressure, and temperature; collects a new set of rating scales, and documenting inpatient visit note.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; completing diagnostic coding and procedure coding; and keeping patient information confidential.
• Counsel patients by transmitting physician’s orders and questions about treatment.
• Schedules treatments in the EMR; verifying times with patients; and preparing charts and consent forms.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
• Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Cross trains in TMS to help maintain patient consistency with treatments in the event of tech illness or time off.
• Performs various duties assigned by the Program Director or Medical Director.