Medical Assistant

Schweiger Dermatology Group's Ultimate Employee Experience:

• Multiple office locations, find an opportunity near your home
• Positive work environment with the tools to need to do your job and grow
• Full time employees (30+ hours per week) are eligible for:
  • Medical (TeleHeath included), HSA/FSA/HRA, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Long and Short-term Disability by 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
  • Eligible for 401K
  • Your birthday is an additional personal holiday
• Part-time employees (less than 30 hours)
  • Eligible for 401K
• Employee discounts on Schweiger Dermatology Group skin care products & cosmetic services

Job Summary: Full-Time Medical Assistant (MOHs) at our Glen Carbon Offices. The Medical Assistant is responsible for performing the highest quality of medical, clinical, and clerical tasks in a medical setting. Previous healthcare experience required.

Schedule: Full time, 30+ hours. Availability Monday through Friday within operating hours of 7:30am-5:30pm. Open Flexibility to help cover in a team environment is needed.

Medical Assistant

• Promote a professional and welcoming atmosphere that enhances the quality of service and care offered to patients and for respective provider.
• Have a thorough working knowledge of all standard operating protocol and policies that pertain to the clinical department.
• Have thorough knowledge of all clinical treatments to appropriately care for the patient’s needs. Proficient in pre-care and post-care treatment instructions. Fully understands provider to patient flow and anticipates provider’s next steps to the best of their ability.
• Check all equipment at the beginning of each shift and maintain all treatment rooms which should be kept. Daily scan of retail and cosmetic products and medical supplies and alert team and GM of any low-level supplies as needed/requested.
• Perform inventory responsibilities and stocking of supplies and equipment as requested.
• Complete all SDGU and required training and continued education opportunities within the allotted time frame.
• Assist the physician in Mohs surgery, medical, cosmetic, allergy, and/or laser procedures. Preps surgical/exam rooms for all procedures and properly cleans exam rooms after every visit.
• Properly assists provider in recording prescribed treatments, medications, lab requisitions, biopsies, cultures, photos, prescriptions, prior authorization, obtaining consents, and/or procedures within established guidelines.
• Take payments, book follow-up visits, and track inventory used during visit as needed/requested.
• Learn and adhere to new workflows including Klara paperwork, patient notifications, and patient messaging.
• Keep the office clean and remove waste.
• Assist in covering the front desk or greeter role when office needs.
• Working knowledge and application of HIPAA & OSHA compliance.
• May be asked to do additional tasks for office and patient care when working in office as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor on an as needed basis.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in an outpatient surgery clinical environment strongly preferred.
• Medical Assistant Certified strongly encouraged.
• Experience using EMR software and patient scheduling systems preferred.
  • If in allergy field and/or office, experience with allergy testing (skin prick, patch, and spirometry) preferred.
• Must be computer savvy and familiar with Outlook.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Excellent patient relations and customer services skills.
• Strong follow up stills and ownership/accountability
• Must be professional, reliable, and dedicated employee.
• Open availability to work during office and/or scheduled hours.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA & OSHA compliance