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LifeSpring Health Systems
Medical Assistant, Behavioral Health Urgent Care - Salem
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$34,938 / year median in Indiana
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Put your passion for compassion to work at LifeSpring Health Systems! We're the community mental health center serving eleven counties in Southern Indiana for more than 50 years. You will work with an organization that assists individuals who are overcoming mental illness and addiction. We treat the whole person with an integrated approach, and now offer basic medical care through our Federally Qualified Health Center. Our team atmosphere affords you the opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals to provide the highest quality service to clients. LifeSpring Health Systems is seeking a full-time, experienced Behavioral Health Urgent Care Medical Assistant. This position is 40 hours a week and is located at our office in Salem, IN. Qualified candidates will have experience working on a team with high need or public health populations. Other attributes needed are empathy, the ability to work with psychiatric patients and enjoy helping others. This position will add needed support to medical providers on a full-time basis. Experience as a Medical Assistant in a physician's office and computer literacy is required. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.