Medical Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Clinical

SUPERVISION RECEIVED : Reports to Clinical Supervisor / Practice Manager

JOB SUMMARY: The medical assistant is primarily responsible for assisting the medical provider with patient care.

LOCATION: Paramus NJ and Hoboken NJ (Must be willing to travel)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to work well with providers, anticipating their needs in regard to patient treatment

• Review daily schedules for dermatology providers and verify all supplies are prepared

• Assist providers in accurately scribing in the EMR (Accurately records vital signs, reconciles patients’ medications, allergies and current problem list, documents needed prescription refills and/or other vital clinical information).

• Schedule patients (post-visit)

• Assisting with biopsies, injections and select surgery procedures.

• Patient education on treatment plans and medication, patient phone calls

• Assist staff in cleaning rooms between patients

• Run schedules for the dermatology providers for the next day, review planned procedures, print patient insurance information, prep pathology slips, bottles and procedure trays accordingly.

• Detailed exam room stocking weekly

• Daily instrument care and sterilization

• Draw-up Lidocaine syringes

• Fill liquid nitrogen canisters

• Check supplies and place order weekly

• Clean autoclave weekly; Deep clean autoclave monthly

• Monthly spore check

• Responsible for reporting improperly operating medical equipment and instruments to supervisor.

• Responsible for following OSHA regulations.

• Regularly interacts with providers and other departments in order to identify and resolve problems.

• Maintains patient, employee and clinic confidentiality.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must possess strong English oral and written communication skills in order to communicate effectively with other medical staff and management.

• Lifting: Average weight is 5-25 pounds for a distance up to 4 feet; however occasional need to assist patient on/off exam bed, scale or in/out of wheelchair may be necessary.

• Bending: Occasionally

• Pushing: Assisting wheelchair patients of any weight may be required

• Ability to stand for extended period, with shift lengths up to 10 hours.

• Normal vision (or corrected vision) and hearing

• Ability to tolerate viewing on computer monitor for extended periods

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.

Responsibilities, knowledge, skills and abilities may change as needs evolve.