Medical Assistant II (MA) - Dermatology MOHS Surgery

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health in Lebanon, NH seeks a full-time Medical Assistant to support outpatient care, including taking vital signs, injections, specimen collection, and room maintenance.

You will greet patients, prepare rooms, document vitals, assist providers, and help with scheduling and billing. Evening, weekend, and holiday coverage may be required. Requires graduation from an accredited MA program and strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program required.
• Previous experience in office or outpatient ambulatory care setting strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well as a member of a team.
• Computer skills strongly preferred.
• Must be willing and able to participate in evening, weekend, and holiday coverage according to needs of the department.

Responsibilities

• Greet, check in patients, and notify the provider; prepare patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams.
• Take and record vital signs; inform provider of vital signs and concerns.
• Recognize and treat emergency patients as a priority; assist with examinations and treatments.
• Handle patient calls, schedule appointments and procedures with medical professionals; involve nursing staff and providers as needed.
• Register new patients and establish a medical record.
• Prepare patient billings and assist with insurance forms.
• Provide information to third party payors as requested.
• Instruct patients in preparation for procedures; collect and process routine laboratory specimens.
• Operate and maintain clinical equipment; maintain aseptic technique including sterilization and disposal of contaminated material.
• Clean, wrap, and autoclave instruments; care for supplies and equipment.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Computer skills

Education

Medical Assistant Program graduate

Job description

Overview

Responsible for clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site.

Full-Time, 40 hours/week.

Responsibilities

• Greets, checks in patients, and notifies appropriate provider. Prepares patient, room and equipment for procedures and exams.


• Takes and records vital signs. Informs provider of patient vital signs and concerns.


• Recognizes and treats emergency patients as a priority, assists with patient examinations and treatments.


• Handles patient situations over the phone, schedules appointments and procedures with medical professionals. Understands limitations in dealing with patients over the phone, and involves nursing staff and providers.


• Register new patients and establishes a medical record.


• Prepares patient billings.


• Assists patients by filling out insurance and other forms.


• Supplies authorized information upon request by third party payors.


• Instructs patients in preparation for specific procedures.


• Collects and processes routine laboratory specimen.


• Operates and maintains clinical equipment.


• Maintains and uses aseptic technique including sterilization, disinfection and disposal of contaminated material.


• Cleans, wraps and autoclaves instruments. Cares for supplies and equipment.


• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant Program required.


• Previous experience in office or outpatient ambulatory care setting strongly preferred.


• Demonstrated strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.


• Demonstrated ability to work well as a member of a team.


• Computer skills strongly preferred.


• Must be willing and able to participate in evening, weekend, and holiday coverage according to needs of the department.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• American Association Medical Assistants (AAMA) certified - CMA designation OR American Medical Technologists (AMT) registered - RMA designation OR Certified Clinical Medical Assistant plus 12 month D-H apprenticeship program - CCMA designation.


• Current BLS certification required.