Job Title: Mohs Medical Assistant
Position Type: Full Time
Travel: Some travel
Job Description: To assist the Provider in providing the utmost direct/indirect quality care to patients with the end goal of making patients feel as if they are family.
Role and Responsibilities
Clinical and Administrative
- Assist Mohs Surgeons with surgical procedures, sterile setup, and patient preparation
- Prepare and maintain sterile surgical fields, instruments, and procedure trays
- Assist with surgical closures, bandaging, suture removal, and wound care education
- Maintain surgical, medication, and supply inventories and communicate ordering needs appropriately
- Educate patients on post-operative care instructions as directed by the Provider
- Coordinate and transport necessary supplies, equipment, and materials between assigned clinic locations, as needed
- Prepare and maintain examination and treatment rooms
- Assist Providers with examinations, procedures, and treatments
- Obtain and document patient medical history, vitals, and clinical information accurately within the EMR
- Collect, label, and process specimens appropriately
- Perform diagnostic testing, as applicable
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by Providers (excluding controlled substances)
- Process prescriptions and medication refill requests per Provider instructions
- Initiate and process prior authorizations as assigned
- Process incoming voicemails, messages, tasks, and faxes within expected timeframes
- Monitor expiration dates and properly discard expired medications or samples
- Maintain infection control and aseptic technique standards
- Perform routine equipment maintenance and maintain required logs
- Assist with cleaning, organization, and overall maintenance of clinical areas
- Follow OSHA, HIPAA, CLIA, and company compliance standards at all times
Professional
- Demonstrates initiative and responsibility
- Able to perform repetitive tasks without loss of focus
- Adheres to ethical principles
- Time Management
- Adapts to change
- Attends all team meetings and mandatory in-service training/education
Communication
- Recognizes and respects cultural diversity
- Adapts communication to individual's ability to understand
- Uses professional, pleasant telephone etiquette
- Uses medical terminology appropriately
- Treats all patients and co-workers with compassion, empathy, and mutual respect
- Projects a professional manner and image
- Consistent attendance and punctuality
- Adherence to time clock procedures
Legal
- Maintains confidentiality and documents accurately
- Uses appropriate guidelines for releasing patient information
- Practices within the scope of education, training, and personal capabilities
- Conducts self in accordance with Suncoast's Employee Handbook.
- Maintains awareness of federal and state health care legislation and regulations; OSHA, HIPAA, and CLIA
Core Competencies
- Efficiency
- Attention to details
- Organized
- Punctual
- Takes initiative, proactive
- Team Player
- Honesty/Integrity
- Flexible
- Calm under pressure
- "A Doer", persistence
- Problem solver, Strategic thinking, Creativity
- Analytical skills
- Clear and concise communication/Listening skills
- Quick Learner, Intelligence
- Follow through on commitments
- Enthusiastic, Friendly, Positive attitude
- Openness to advice and constructive criticism
- Strong work ethic
Physical Demands
- Prolonged standing/walking
- Occasional travel
- Multitasking
- Repetitive head, neck, hands wrists and arm motion/rotation
- Extensive reading, writing, typing required
- Lifting to 25lbs
- Frequent use of office administrative, computer and medical equipment
- Transferring and positioning patients
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
High school diploma, AA degree or higher. Medical assistant diploma and certification preferred. Knowledgeable in computer programs, EMR systems, customer service, excellent verbal communication skills.
This is the compensation range for this position.
Compensation Range
$19—$23 USD