Lead Medical Assistant (Full Time)

schweigerderm; Wayne (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

HSA/FSA

Dental

Vision

401K after 30 days

Short Term Disability

Transit pre-tax

Birthday personal holiday

Employee discounts

Job summary

Schweiger is seeking a Lead Medical Assistant for the Wayne Office to provide administrative and clinical supervision for Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Medical Assistants/LPNs. You will help deliver a professional medical operation with a focus on dermatology services and exceptional patient experience.

This role requires prior healthcare and dermatology experience, and offers full-time hours (30+ per week) with opportunities for growth within a leading dermatology practice.

Qualifications

• Previous healthcare experience is required.
• Dermatology experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Promote a professional and welcoming atmosphere for patients and providers.
• Assist physicians with medical, cosmetic, allergy, and laser procedures.
• Prepare exam rooms and maintain cleanliness after each visit.
• Supervise and develop staff to support daily clinical operations.
• Ensure open communication with office management and adherence to protocols.
• Manage inventory of medical supplies and coordinate orders.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Job description

Schweiger is one of the leading dermatology practices in the country with over 580+ healthcare providers and over 170+ offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, and California. Schweiger provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology and allergy services with over 2.5 million patient visits annually .

Our mission is to create the Ultimate Patient Experience and a great working environment for our providers, support staff and all team members.

Schweiger has been included in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list for seven consecutive years. Schweiger has also received Great Place to Work certification.

Schweiger's Ultimate Employee Experience :

• Positive work environment with the tools you need to do your job and grow


• Full time employees (30+ hours per week) are eligible for: Medical ( Virtual Care included) , HSA/FSA, Dental, Vision on 1st of the month after hire date


• 401K after 30 days of employment


• Company Sponsored Short Term Disability ( Only applicable for non-California employee )


• Pre-tax savings available for public transit commuters


• Your birthday is an additional personal holiday

Part-time employees (less than 30 hours) are eligible for: Dental and Vision on 1st of the month after date of hire

401K after 30 days of employment

Employee discounts on Schweiger skin care products & cosmetic services

Job Summary

Job Summary: Full-Time Lead Medical Assistant at our Wayne Office. The Lead Medical Assistant provides administrative support to Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Medical Assistants/LPNs by way of supervision and staff development to provide a professional and effective medical operation. Previous healthcare experience is required. / Dermatology experience is required.

Schedule

Schedule: Full time, 30+ hours. Availability Monday through Friday with rotating Saturdays within operating hours of 7am-7pm . Open Flexibility to help cover in a team environment is needed.

Lead Medical Assistant

• Promote a professional and welcoming atmosphere that enhances the quality of service and care offered to patients and for respective provider.


• Lead by example, maintains office presence and highest level of professionalism.


• Maintains effective and constructive communication with office management to instill company values, vision, and protocols in all associated colleagues and providers.


• Have a thorough working knowledge of all standard operating protocol and policies that pertain to the clinical department.


• Have thorough knowledge of all clinical treatments to appropriately care for the patient's needs. Proficient in pre-care and post-care treatment instructions. Fully understands provider to patient flow and anticipates provider's next steps to the best of their ability.


• Assist the physician in medical, cosmetic, allergy, and/or laser procedures. Preps exam rooms for all procedures and properly cleans exam rooms after every visit.


• Assist Office Management in successfully running the day-to-day clinical operations of their respective location by providing supervision and evaluation of day-to-day duties.


• Ensure that all assigned Medical Assistants/LPNs follow company policies and protocols such as adhering to opening and closing checklist are being accounted for daily and properly.


• On a daily basis, scan all consumables and retail products to assist Office Management with always maintaining an adequate number; when needed, properly place orders via expense protocol for consumables and retail products.


• Consistently maintain an adequate amount of medical supplies by executing weekly inventory counts, placing bi-weekly medical supply orders along with emergency orders as needed while always considering cost savings measures. Ensures all medical equipment is being properly maintained avoiding running out of key items, overspending or waste.


• Properly assists provider in recording prescribed treatments, medications, lab requisitions, biopsies, cultures, photos, prescriptions, prior authorization, obtaining consents, and/or procedures within established guidelines.


• Work with Office Management to audit consumable tracker and laser logs on a weekly basis.


• Responsible for auditing all specimen logbooks and lab tracker for respective location's providers. Ensures all books are kept up to date and every provider and MA follow proper protocol.


• Oversee and ensure all required medical forms (written and/or electric) such as consents, EMR notes, lab results, etc. are organized and submitted with accurate data and in a timely manner.


• Work closely with management to execute all new protocols and assist with training needs. Works with General/Regional/Clinical Managers to provide onboarding planning, training, and continued education to all new and current assigned Medical Support Staff.


• Works with MAs, LPNs, and MA Floater to ensure all refill and prior authorization requests in combination with To Do tasks requests to ensur