Medical Assistant

Heartland Dermatology Center; Kansas; On-site; USD 45,847,000 - 63,039,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Dermatology Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to deliver patient care as part of a medical team. You will assist with exams and procedures, maintain patient confidentiality, and support a range of Tier 1–3 MA duties across patient history, triage, education, and medication administration.

Responsibilities include preparing exam rooms, documenting visits, and collaborating with providers on treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Obtain a history of present illness/concerns, obtain HPI and any updates
• Perform a review of systems with the patient
• Prepare patients for examination and/or procedures
• Take past medical, family, medication, allergy, and social history and update at each visit
• Complete patient notes, chief complaint, review of systems, scribing exam, scribing assessment, and scribing the treatment plan as outlined by the provider. Input and verify information for MIPS to ensure favorable results
• Perform suture removals, and provide instructions on post-op wound care
• Take phone calls and return phone messages, triaging patients as necessary
• Work faxes in a timely manner
• Assist teammates in managing their workload effectively. Collaborate with team to identify ways to distribute workload and delegate as appropriate
• Stay up to date on current best practices and new medications
• Assist patient to the exam room, bathroom, or mode of transportation as necessary
• Other duties as assigned
• Provide education and support to patients and their families. Help patients make informed decisions surrounding their care and treatment plans
• Input medications and prescriptions as ordered by the provider. Provide medication education to the patient as appropriate
• Complete re-fill requests
• Contact patients with benign/no treatment needed pathology results
• Administer medication and treatments as ordered by the provider using the Five Rights of Medication Administration
• Contact patients with malignant or pre-malignant pathology results and schedule follow-ups/procedures and appointments.
• Execute closed loop communication when collaborating with outside providers/specialists
• Mix and draw up medications including anesthetic, methotrexate, 5-FU, IMSteroids and others according to clinic policy and provider orders
• Perform phototherapy treatments per clinic protocols and as directed by prescribing provider
• Assist the provider during the examination as required
• Enter prescriptions as directed by the provider
• Assist in obtaining prior authorization for specialty medication in accordance with clinic workflows
• Prepare surgical supplies and equipment for surgeries and procedures
• Complete specimen collection for lab testing, and document accordingly
• Assist provider with biopsies, surgeries and procedures
• Prepare for outreach/satellite clinics
• Perform temperature and quality control checks as instructed by CLIA officer
• Complete all documentation and scribing for patient visits and patient communication
• Complete iPledge designee, confirmation, register, and assist in counseling patients as instructed by provider
• Clean and prepare the exam room after each patient visit
• Prepare instruments for sterilization and utilize autoclave as directed by Manufacturer. Perform weekly and monthly autoclave maintenance
• Restock exam, surgical, and treatment areas. Report items that need to be re-ordered
• Keep all work areas clean and organized, including shared areas
• Empty and wipe down trash receptacles, both contaminated and non-contaminated
• Remove biohazards/sharps containers from exam room

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Medical Assistant

Department: 500

Reports To: Nurse Team Lead

Classification: Non-Exempt

Last Revised: July 2023

Position Summary

Deliver patient care as a medical team member providing the most efficient and highest quality of care possible while maintaining compassion for the patient’s needs. Assist with exams and procedures as directed by the provider. Act as a patient advocate.

PHI Access and Disclosure

It is the policy of our practice that all providers and staff preserve the integrity and confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) pertaining to our patients. To ensure that staff members have the necessary medical and PHI to provide the highest quality medical care possible, they will have access to the patient’s medical chart, demographic information, and, when necessary financial information. The staff member must sign a Confidentiality Agreement before receiving access to this information

Primary Responsibilities

Patient Care

Tier 1-3 MA

• Obtain a history of present illness/concerns, obtain HPI and any updates
• Perform a review of systems with the patient
• Prepare patients for examination and/or procedures
• Take past medical, family, medication, allergy, and social history and update at eachvisit
• Complete patient notes, chief complaint, review of systems, scribingexam, scribingassessment, and scribing the treatment plan as outlined by the provider. Input and verify information for MIPS to ensure favorable results
• Perform suture removals, and provide instructions on post-op wound care
• Take phone calls and return phone messages, triaging patients as necessary

• Work faxesin a timely manner
• Assistteammates in managing their workload effectively. Offer to help with tasks or assignments when possible. Collaborate with team toidentifyways to distribute workload and delegate as appropriate
• Stay up to date on current best practices and new medications
• Assistpatient to the exam room, bathroom, or mode of transportation as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Tier 2-3 MA

• Provide education and support to patients and their families. Help patients make informed decisions surrounding their care and treatment plans
• Input medications and prescriptions as ordered by the provider. Provide medication education to the patient as appropriate
• Complete re-fill requests
• Contact patients with benign/no treatment needed pathology results
• Administer medication and treatments as ordered by the provider using the Five Rights of Medication Administration

Tier 3 MA

• Contact patients with malignant or pre-malignant pathology results and schedule follow-upsprocedures and appointments.
• Execute closed loop communication when collaborating with outside providers/specialists
• Mix and draw up medications including anesthetic, methotrexate, 5-FU, IMSteroidsand others according to clinic policy and provider orders
• Perform phototherapy treatments per clinic protocols and as directed by prescribing provider

Assist Providers

Tier 1-3 MA

• Assistthe provider during the examination asrequired
• Enter prescriptions as directed by the provider
• Assistin obtaining prior authorization forspecialtymedicationin accordance withclinic workflows
• Prepare surgical supplies and equipment for surgeries and procedures
• Complete specimen collection for lab testing, and document accordingly
• Assistprovider with biopsies,surgeriesand procedures
• Prepare for outreach/satellite clinics
• Perform temperature and quality control checks as instructed by CLIA officer
• Complete all documentation and scribing for patient visits and patient communication

Tier 3 MA

• CompleteiPledgedesignee, confirmation, register, andassistin counseling patients as instructed by provider

Other Duties

Tier 1-3 MA

• Clean and prepare the exam room after each patient visit
• Prepare instruments for sterilization andutilizeautoclave as directed bymanufacturer. Perform weekly and monthly autoclave maintenance
• Restockexam, surgical, and treatment areas. Report items that need to be re-ordered

• Keep all work areas clean and organized, including shared areas
• Empty and wipe down trash receptacles, both contaminated and non-contaminated
• Remove biohazards/sharps containers from exam room