Medical Assistant

Come join our Team at Dermatology Partners! Passionate about excellent patient care? Looking for a career with growth opportunities?

We offer competitive pay, work life balance, and benefits!

Dermatology Partners is a Dermatology group with locations in Pennsylvania, Wilmington DE and Sparks, MD. Founded on caring compassion for our patients, deploying the latest expertise in treatments and techniques, and employing cutting edge tools and technologies, we care for the whole patient, doing our best to insure their long-term health and total satisfaction with our services.

Our core values are the foundation for everything we do, everyday, as an organization. They were developed with the patient and employees in mind, and the desire to provide quality dermatological care. Our Core Values are Grow Together, Seize Opportunity from Struggle, Outcome Over Ego, Commitment to Serve, and Do The Right Thing.

Medical Assistant Job Description

A Medical Assistant at Dermatology Partners has an instrumental role in providing quality patient care and support in alignment with company core values and culture. They are responsible for preparing and evaluating patients for their visit, supporting the provider with proper transcription and patient care and education. They have a key role in the training and acclimation of new staff to the team. The Medical Assistant helps to create the culture of Dermatology Partners by always being polite, friendly, and helpful to patients and team members. They always present in a professional appearance and manner. There are no supervisory responsibilities unless assigned by the appropriate Manager. The Medical Assistant reports to the Regional Manager or the Training and Compliance Manager.

Responsibilities include:

• Proper intake of patient including medical history and identification of chief complaint
• Accompany provider in room during patient exams and accurately transcribe all medical notes
• Preparing patients and materials needed for all procedures
• Assist in medical procedures including but not limited to administering local anesthetic, removing sutures from past surgery or biopsy sites, applying patches for allergy testing and correctly transcribing reaction strengths
• Responding within 24 hours to messages sent by patients assigned to you, your team and/or your provider
• Ensure that patient charts and medical records are completely up to date in accordance with regulatory and compliance policies
• At the completion of each appointment, schedule patients for follow up appointments
• Completion of start and end of day tasks to ensure office is prepared for daily clinic including preparing surgery trays, stocking rooms with medical supplies and handouts, cleaning rooms and other duties assigned by provider
• Thoroughly sanitizing rooms after each patient visit
• Deliver patient education and documentation on disease, wound care, pathology reports and diagnosis, and medication/side effects
• Sending medications to appropriate pharmacy prescribed by provider
• Accurately filling out prior authorization request forms and updating with results when finalized
• Complete all required training by due date as assigned
• Complete all duties in accordance with HIPAA and other medical regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Desired skills and attributes include:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Clean and presentable appearance
• Team focused and is able to follow detailed instructions carefully with limited oversight
• Organized, punctual and professional
• Eager to grow and to learn with the company
• Fluency in computer systems and a variety of software packages
• Dedicated to patients and personable customer service
• Passionate about the field of Dermatology
• Able to stand throughout the day
• Able to lift up to 20 lbs

We are an EOE

Salary compensate with experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Dermatology
• Pathology
• Surgery
• Wound Care

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work between the hours of 6:30am-6:30pm?
• Are you able to work within the salary range of $16.00-$21.00 per hour?

Ability to Commute:

• Sparks, MD (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Sparks, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person