Medical Assistant Dermatology

**Job Overview:**

At Draper Dermatology, we have a great team and work environment, competitive pay, and awesome pro deal pricing on skin treatments and products! We are looking for motivated and education oriented candidates to add to our positive workplace!

This is a part time position working Monday - Friday for a morning shift or afternoon shift: approximately 7:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. or 12:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Possible floating & on call as needed full days. Pay is based on prior experience and will be revisited after training and quarterly reviews.

Job Essentials

Performs basic clerical and office duties including:

• Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
• Effectively uses computer applications in the office setting.
• Schedules, coordinates, and monitors appointments, inpatient and outpatient admissions, tests, treatments, and procedures.
• Maintains medical records and other information.
• Maintains inventory of supplies.
• Orders and restocks as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
• Accurately documents patient history, physical, and vital information into the medical record.

Performs business and financial duties including:

• Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
• Conducts pre-authorizations and referrals in accordance with third party insurer requirements.
• Facilitates timely billing by completing necessary documentation.

Performs clinical functions within acceptable standards of care including:

• Prioritizes (triage) patient needs identified through phone, electronic, and walk-in communication in accordance with established guidelines, standing orders, and protocols.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to emergency situations.
• Prepares and maintains examination and treatment areas.
• Performs complete intake process as specified by physician or other providers (chief complaint, history, vital signs, height, weight, OFC, care process model data, etc.).
• Administers screening tests to patients (e.g., visual tests, audiology, spirometry, EKGs) within practice type.
• Assists provider with examinations, procedures, treatments, and interventions.
• Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific MA training, guidelines, care process models, protocols).
• Reports significant changes in patient condition or other pertinent patient information to the Physician.
• Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely, and efficient follow through with pharmacy refills, scheduling out of clinic procedures, obtaining, reporting and tracking of lab results, leaving phone messages, and distributing faxes.

Job Duties:

Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean

Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies

Organize and arrange examining-room instruments, equipment, purchase and maintain supplies, and keep examination rooms neat and clean

Room the patient and verify patient information by interviewing patients and reviewing medical history; updating medical history and confirming the purpose of the visit

Prepare patients for examination by performing preliminary physical tests; taking blood—pressure, weight, and temperature; reporting patient history summary

Help physicians examine and treat patients, handing them instruments and materials along with documenting the visit along with services performed in EMR software.

Schedule procedures in the office or make arrangements with the surgical center; verify times with patients; prepare charts, pre-admission, and consent forms

Counsel patients by transmitting physician's orders and questions and explaining treatment procedures, medications, and physicians' instructions

Authorize mediation refills requests and provide prescription information to pharmacies

Contact medical facilities or departments to schedule patients for tests or admission.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 – 36.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• On-the-job training

Experience:

• EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• South Jordan, UT 84095 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• South Jordan, UT 84095: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20