MEDICAL ASSISTANT - GENERAL DERMATOLOGY
Overall Duties
- Room patients in a timely manner and assist provider in procedures and documentation
- Stock rooms with all necessary supplies, instruments and coupons
- Check pathology results and blood work daily in the electronic chart
- Call back patients with results of pathology and/or blood work
- Check telephone messages and document in electronic medical records system
- Complete individually delegated assigned tasks in the time frame requested
- Abide by rules of conduct and polices as stated in the Policies and Procedure Manual
- Be a team player
- Must be willing to travel to Buckhead and Roswell locations.
Detailed Duties
- Chart/Document patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans using electronic medical records
- Provide excellent patient care and patient education regarding the following:
Proper skin care and skin protection practices, various skin disorders/diseases, ABCD’s of melanoma and other skin cancers, explain proper use of medications, explain diagnosis to patient, assist during surgeries and provide hemostasis and would care practices.
- Enter Accutane patients in the I-Pledge system the same day as the visit
- Prepare and collect laboratory specimens, dispose of contaminated supplies and instruments
- Prepare and administer medications as directed by the provider, authorize medication refills as directed by the provider, e-prescribe (or fax if necessary) prescriptions to the pharmacy
- Clean, pack and sterilize instruments