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Dermatology Associates of Coastal Carolina
Certified Medical Assistant - New Bern, Morehead City, Jacksonville, & Kinston Location
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What they do
A Medical Assistant assists physicians and other medical specialists with routine administrative or clinical tasks. Organizes patient records, schedules appointments, and prepares medical equipment. May specialize in administrative or clinical work, or specialize in a particular area of medicine, i.e. assisting in the office of an ophthalmologist (eye specialist). Works in medical offices.
$40,347 / year median in North Carolina
+17% projected growth
Job Description
As a medical/clinical assistant you will assist a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner in providing comprehensive patient care within clinical and surgical settings with a professional attitude of compassion and respect for patient dignity. General Skills
- Assist healthcare providers as needed, including physical examination, surgical procedures, treatments, and suture removals
- Rooming patients by escorting patients to and from waiting room
- Perform patient intake, including documenting appropriate medical history
- Verify medications at each visit
- Verify allergies at each visit
- Administer medications and injections as directed by providers
- Conduct and order basic laboratory tests
- Provide medical administrative support, including patient phone calls, scheduling appointments, managing patient records, obtaining prior authorizations, and ordering of supplies
- Ensure cleanliness, organization, and timely resupply of examination rooms, medical equipment and supplies after each patient visit
- Timely and complete charting Surgical Skills
- Assist healthcare providers as needed, including performance of procedures
- Sterile field, surgical training, and universal precautions knowledge
- Sterilization of instruments with autoclave after each patient visit
- Proper personal protective equipment {PPE)
- Compliance with all safety protocols
- Administer medications and injections as directed by providers
- Prepare surgical packs
- Perform surgical dressing changes
- Educate patients on wound care
- Electrodessication and curettage device
- Set up procedure room according to provider standards, including organization and supply of medical equipment and supplies needed for procedure performed or as requested by provider
- Timely and complete charting Attendance
- Regular workplace attendance without excessive absences
- Timely notice and approval of absences per office procedures