U.S. Dermatology Partners is seeking aMedical Assistant for their Tucson office, Skin Spectrum. The Medical Assistant will provide assistance to a licensed-medical provider. They are to provide safe, knowledgeable, compassionate individualized care to all patients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a patient advocate during patient exam and treatment
- Show patients to examination rooms, procedure rooms or operative rooms and prepare them for the physician.
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height. Records in medical records.
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician following safety protocol of right dose, right patient, right route, right drug and noting expiration date
- Collect blood, tissue or other laboratory specimens, log the specimens, and prepare them for testing.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, wound care instructions and physicians' instructions to patients.
- Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials or performing such tasks as giving injections and removing sutures.
- Under Provider direction, authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Responsible for cleaning room and medical equipment in between each patient and at the end of the day.
- Correctly disposes of infection waste and biohazard materials
- Performs accurate documentation of all procedures in a timely manner
- Adheres to all policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
- Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.
Experience Requirements
- Three (3)+ years experience in a medical setting
- One (1)+ year experience in Dermatology, preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements
- Thorough knowledge of medical terminology, required.
- Knowledge of sterile technique, anatomy, and medications
- Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable
- Management and organizational skills to support the leadership of this function
- Ability to follow or provide verbal & written instructions with sufficient grammar and spelling skills to avoid mistakes or misinterpretations
- Interpersonal skills to support customer service, functional, and team mate support needs
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations for this position; general understanding of HIPAA guidelines
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Work setting:
Experience:
- Medical Assistant: 3 years (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Tucson, AZ 85741: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person