Medical Assistant

Responsibilities

• Prepares exam rooms for patient use by cleaning the rooms between patients and ensuring that each room is stocked with the appropriate supplies.
• Prepares procedure trays as necessary.
• Escorts patient to exam room and checks vital signs as needed.
• Interviews patient to assess needs. Records reason for visit, current medications and takes temperature if necessary.
• Instructs patient how to prepare for physician's examination. Completes routine forms as appropriate.
• Affords assistance to physicians and other providers with patient procedures such as suture removal, wart and mole removal, minor surgeries, etc.
• Prepares specimens to be analyzed by an outside lab by packaging specimen appropriately, completing requisition form and contacting testing facility as necessary.
• Sends lab results to physician before contacting patient and filing patient's chart.
• Schedules on-site and off-site diagnostic tests and procedures by providing the patient with appropriate preparation instructions and making the appointment by phoning the patient or testing site.
• Records procedures ordered and tracks results.
• Facilitates referrals to other physicians by phoning their offices, making an appointment for the patient, and forwarding requested test results, etc.
• Contacts Hospital and outside sources regarding lab results, x-ray results and ER reports; phones pharmacies to authorize prescriptions; contacts nursing homes regarding patient orders; contacts patients to relay test result information; and returns patients phone calls with the physician's recommendations for their care.
• Takes manual inventory of drugs. Checks expiration dates and orders replenishments as needed. Orders supplies for back office as needed.
• Disinfects exam rooms and lab and straightens reception area daily.
• Communicates with the physician and office manager on any and all issues that are vital to the improvement and continued success of the practice.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability in taking patient vitals, injection/immunization procedures, charting and documentation, exam room preparation, infectious waste handling, sterile techniques and routine lab procedures and collection.
• Oral communication skills needed to develop patient rapport, discuss orders with patients, patient's family, and pharmacies.
• Written communication skills necessary for charting and documentation.
• Demonstrated ability in handling patient confidentiality.
• Ability to work with peers in a team situation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Licensed medical assistant or further nursing degree.
• Minimum of one year of previous experience in dermatology medical office required. Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
• Experience utilizing Modernizing Medicine / EMA Electronic Medical Record (EMR) highly preferred.