Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant role in Silver Spring, MD supporting an interdisciplinary behavioral health team in an outpatient PHP/IOP setting. Responsibilities include managing medical registration for new patients, providing administrative support to Nursing and Psychiatry, collecting intake information (including medications and health history), documenting vital signs and other health data, drafting medical documentation and lab orders under supervision, transcribing information to patient charts, maintaining patient privacy and data security, assisting with infection control and inventory management, initiating prior authorizations for medications and diagnostic tests, and collaborating with psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, program directors, therapists, nurses, and administrative staff. Preferred familiarity with medical terminology, CPR (preferred), EMR usage, and mental health care experience.