- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Type
- Internship
- Department
- Healthcare
- Seniority
- Internship
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
Mohs Medical Assistant Intern - SouthPark Dermatology
Clerical responsibilities include:
Environmental/logistical responsibilities include:
Requirements:
Education, Experience, and Certifications:
Physical Requirements:
General Job Summary: The Medical Assistant Intern, in this full-time, paid role, will support the department as assigned, while gaining experience and educational opportunities.
Primary Job Responsibilities/Tasks may include, but not limited to:
Patient care responsibilities include:
Primary Job Responsibilities/Tasks may include, but not limited to:
Patient care responsibilities include:
- Assist with patient examination, biopsies, Mohs Surgery and other surgical procedures, dressing changes, and suture removals.
- Scribing for the provider by thoroughly and accurately documenting the examination, findings, and treatment plans.
- Educate patients on treatment plans, expectations, and post-operative instructions.
- Relay pathology and laboratory results to patients.
- Respond to urgent and emergency situations as needed.
- Escort patients to exam rooms/procedure room, interviews patients, collect patient history; perform screenings per provider guidelines, other physical examination preparations and document all information in patient’s chart
- Assist patients as needed with walking transfers, dressing
- Perform nursing procedures under supervision of physician or physician assistant
- Assist physician and physician assistant in exam rooms
- Give instructions to patients/families as instructed by physician or physician assistant
- Serves as the first point of response to patient care related telephone calls and messages. Takes telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls per Physician/ACP direction.
- Collect information and process messages from patients and front office staff to physicians and physician assistants.
- Clinical pharmacology; drug administration through various routes except IV’s including injections;
- Assists with minor surgery including surgical tray set-up pre/post-surgical care, applying dressings, and suture removal
- Administers injections
- Instructs patients with assistive devices, body mechanics, and home care;
- Initiate laboratory procedures in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods;
- CLIA-waived testing;
- Capillary punctures and venipunctures;
- Specimen handling such as urine, throat, vaginal, stool, and sputum;
- Initiates electrocardiography testing including mounting,
- Schedules appointments and referrals. Follows-up to insure completion of physician orders.
- Medication refills.
- Lab reconciliation.
- Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.
- Monitor and check assigned Athena boxes and other assigned boxes for coverage.
- Work at different Tryon office locations as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Clerical responsibilities include:
- Assembles patients’ health information including patient symptoms and medical history, exam results, X-ray reports, lab tests, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
- Ensures all related reports, labs and information is available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment.
- Reviews to ensure all forms are completed, properly identified, and signed and that all necessary information in the EHR.
- Communicates as needed with physicians and other health care professionals to clarify diagnoses or obtain additional information.
- Obtains and sends patient medical records to support seamless care delivery
- Ensure that records are sent within one work day of chart completion to all physicians involved in a patient’s care.
- Obtains lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc.;
- Completes forms/requisitions as needed;
- Schedules physician and ancillary appointments;
- Updates charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately.
- Alerts physician when chart is incomplete or is has not been completed within established time standards.
Environmental/logistical responsibilities include:
- Checks schedules and organizes patient flow;
- Sets up instruments and equipment according to department protocols;
- Cleans exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control;
- Performs Medical/surgical asepsis, sterilization, instrument wrapping and autoclaving;
- Cleans sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeps appropriate records;
- Keeps exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, orders, sorts, and stores supplies;
- Completes biohazard waste disposal and monitoring;
- Maintains all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
Requirements:
Education, Experience, and Certifications:
- Must be enrolled in or have a degree from an accredited university/college undergraduate or graduate program, with a focus on medicine. Must be on track to return to medical school or complete a Physician Assistant program.
- Proficient computer skills
- Will be required to complete online and in-person vaccination administration training.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Self-direct and able to work without supervision.
- Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification.
- Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
- Completion of TB test will be required.
Physical Requirements:
- Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
- Must be able to lift and support weight of 35 pounds.
- Ability to concentrate on details.
- Use of computer for long periods of time.
Skills
EHRBLSPatient CareOSHA