Medical Assistant - Pinnacle Treatment Centers

Medical Assistant

We offer competitive salary, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.  

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.   

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.  

As a Medical Assistant, you play a direct role in saving the lives of our patients each day by serving our patients each day by serving our residents in a safe environment promoting long-term recovery. You will partner with the leadership team of your facility to establish and maintain a therapeutic environment for our residents.

Benefits:

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University

Requirements

• HS diploma/GED
• Certification or registration as a Medical Assistant
• Successful completion of Medical Assistant program
• CPR and First Aid certified 

Responsibilities

• Works as part of the intake to ensure patients are seen promptly.
• Obtain lab work, and urine drug screens.
• Observe same sex urine samples, test onsite and/or package for laboratory.
• Observes self-administration of medications including suboxone and other MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment).
• Data entry and records keeping in the electronic health record.
• Ensure the treatment plan of the physician or Medical Director is being followed.
• Giving and interpreting Mantoux Testing.
• Makes appointments for patients to see physician, provides lab work and referrals for additional follow up care.
• Assists in training teammates in medical, health, and safety matters and helps maintain medical equipment.
• Maintain and keep updated all medical records and documentation pertaining to the patients.
• Maintain contact with community medical personnel.
• Assist in the development and revision of policies and procedures for medication compliance.
• Purchasing and ordering of medical supplies.
• Educates patients about suboxone and vivitrol maintenance as well as side effects and provides education to patients on lab results and all medical matters.
• Communicate with and access pharmacy on behalf of patient and facility.
• Other duties as assigned within scope of role

Join our team. Join our mission.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, traits historically associated with race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.