Psychiatric Office Assistant Internship, Outpatient Clinic

Job overview

The Psychiatric Office Assistant Internship is onsite in Hallandale Beach, FL. It is a voluntary, unpaid program lasting three to six months and requiring 600 total hours; the schedule is flexible with a minimum of 20 hours per week and full office days of 10 hours. Harmony United Psychiatric Care operates outpatient mental health clinics offering in-person and virtual services. The program introduces participants to behavioral health office operations through observation, supervised practice, training, and mentorship. Interns learn front-desk and patient-flow tasks, confidentiality, electronic health records, and basic insurance billing and coding.

What you'll do

• Under supervision, learn professional phone etiquette and patient scheduling
• EHR basics using MEDENT
• check-in and check-out
• patient flow
• front-desk tasks including faxing, copying, and filing
• medical terminology
• insurance billing and coding basics
• HIPAA compliance and patient privacy.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

psychiatric office assistant

internship

outpatient clinic

hallandale beach fl

harmony united psychiatric care

unpaid program

600 hours

flexible schedule

patient scheduling

medent ehr

hipaa

mental health clinic

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• No fees for training or mentorship
• successful completion includes a certificate of completion and a reference letter.

Why this role

Voluntary and unpaid; no prior healthcare or office experience is required; completion requires at least 600 internship hours and successful participation in the program.

About the employer

Harmony United Psychiatric Care is hiring for this role. Industry: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. Sector: 62.