Mohs Surgical Medical Assistant

PLYMOUTH DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES P; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

PLYMOUTH DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES P is seeking a Mohs Surgical Medical Assistant to support the Mohs surgery process, combining standard dermatology MA duties with specialized surgical steps. The role includes preoperative planning, patient chart review, and coordinating biopsy sites.

During procedures, the MA assists the surgeon, maintains sterile technique, prepares rooms, passes instruments, and assists with reconstruction, wound care, and postoperative instructions.

Qualifications

• MA Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review Mohs schedule and patient charts.
• Confirm biopsy site and pathology.
• Confirm surgical site with patient and surgeon.
• Review medications, allergies, anticoagulants, implants, and vitals.
• Take preoperative photographs.
• Prepare the surgical room and sterile field.
• Set up instruments, supplies, sutures, dressings, and medications.
• Assist with surgical timeout/site verification procedures.
• Assist the surgeon during removal of Mohs layers.
• Pass instruments and supplies; maintain clean technique.
• Assist with electrocautery and bleeding control.
• Prepare the patient between stages and monitor post-pathology results.
• Assist with reconstruction: simple/complex closures, flaps, grafts.
• Dress wounds and take postoperative photos.
• Scribe and document encounters in EMR.

Skills

Surgical assistance

Job description

Description

Mohs Surgical Medical Assistant

The Mohs MA is a more specialized surgical MA. In addition to many general dermatology MA responsibilities, they support the complete Mohs surgery process.

Preoperative responsibilities

• Review the Mohs schedule and patient charts.
• Confirm biopsy site and pathology.
• Confirm surgical site with the patient and surgeon.
• Review medications, allergies, anticoagulants, pacemakers/implanted devices, and relevant medical history and vitals
• Take preoperative photographs.
• Prepare the surgical room and sterile field.
• Set up instruments, supplies, sutures, dressings, and medications.
• Assist with surgical timeout/site verification procedures.

During Mohs surgery

• Assist the surgeon during removal of each Mohs layer.
• Maintain clean technique for stages
• Pass instruments and supplies.
• Assist with electrocautery and bleeding control as directed.
• Prepare the patient between Mohs stages.
• Monitor the patient while awaiting pathology results.
• Assist with subsequent stages when additional tissue removal is required.
• Take photos each stage, before/after

Reconstruction/closure

• Prepare the sterile field for reconstruction.
• Assist with:
  • Simple closures
  • Complex layered closures
  • Flaps
  • Grafts
• Prepare sutures and instruments.
• Dress the Wound
• Take postoperative photographs

Postoperative care

• Review provider-approved postoperative and wound-care instructions.
• Answer postoperative questions within MA scope and escalat??
• Assist with wound checks and dressing changes.
• Monitor documentation for postoperative complications and notify the provider.
• See suture removals and wound checks

Surgical operations responsibilities

• Sterilize/process instruments according to practice policy.
• Maintain surgical instruments and equipment.
• Complete biological/chemical sterilization monitoring documentation as applicable.
• Maintain surgical supplies and inventory.
• Ensure emergency equipment and supplies are available.
• Maintain OSHA and infection-control compliance.
• Assist with surgical logs, specimen logs, and quality-control documentation.

Scribe & Clinical Documentation Required throughout all Phases of Visit

Provide real-time scribing support during patient visits, accurately documenting the provider-patient encounter in the electronic medical record (EMR).

Additional Responsibilities

Path Reports

Phone Screens

Outreach- Follow-up calls patient questions/ call backs

Requirements

MA Certification preferred