Medical Assistant, Behavioral Health
Job Description
Marquee Staffing is hiring a Medical Assistant for a full service clinic in San Juan Capistrano. Youl be directly supporting the Behavioral Health Team.
Pay range: $23/hour
Responsibilities:
- Behavioral Health: Collaboration and communication with community partners, and other health center employees. The BH MA is responsible for effectively communicating with patients for the purpose of obtaining and relaying accurate information needed for processing their BH and psychiatry visit. They will be in charge with answering BH related phone calls from patients & community, ensuring timely mental health access and appropriately processing each request. The BH PSR is responsible for processing BH integrated records and other patient related documents as requested by BH Team and/or Psychiatry services. The BH PSR uses the health center’s electronic health record (EHR) and electronic workflow processes to monitor BH appointment access to maximize capacity.
- Direct Patient Care: The medical assistant works alongside physicians, mid-level providers, behavioral health professionals, psychiatrist, registered nurses and other support staff support to delivery direct patient care services. The medical assistant is responsible for executing standing orders as well as anticipating the needs of the BH care team in order to help facilitate the delivery of quality clinical care and a positive patient experience. The BH medical assistant is responsible for actively participating in the health center’s quality and continuous improvement activities.
- Help with front office duties as needed
Minimum Position Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED
- Medical Assistant Certificate from an accredited program
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Current BLS certification (or ability to obtain prior to start date)
- One year experience or training in a health care setting.
- Experience working in an electronic health record (EHR), Allscripts experience a plus
Meet Your Recruiter
Alexis Cabero
Director, Healthcare Division
As Branch Manager, Alexis Cabero oversees recruiting efforts across all divisions while spearheading the Legal and Healthcare divisions. She leads a team of recruiters and drives talent strategies that support a wide range of business needs. Alexis specializes in identifying top-tier professionals in accounting & finance, legal support, medical devices, administrative operations, customer service, engineering, and human resources.
A graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Arts and Digital Media, Alexis began her recruiting career in 2014 staffing assisted living facilities—matching compassionate healthcare professionals with clients who needed dedicated, non-medical personal care. Her experience has since expanded into high-volume recruiting, professional staffing, and niche talent acquisition, placing candidates in roles such as Staff Accountants, AP/AR Specialists, Payroll professionals, Legal Assistants, Paralegals, and other essential positions.
Alexis is passionate about helping individuals recognize and reach their full potential. She takes a consultative, personalized approach with every candidate, using a thorough discovery process to understand their strengths and align them with meaningful opportunities exclusive to Marquee Staffing.