MOHS Medical Assistant

Mohs Medical Assistant

The Mohs Surgery Medical Assistant plays a key role in supporting the Mohs Surgeon during procedures, ensuring a smooth surgical workflow, maintaining a sterile environment, and providing post-operative care instructions to patients. This role involves assisting in patient preparation, procedural support, wound care, and documentation. The Medical Assistant is also responsible for maintaining surgical instruments, processing pathology specimens, and ensuring compliance with clinic policies and regulatory standards. Additionally, this role may require cross-training in the Mohs laboratory to assist with tissue processing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam and procedure rooms for Mohs micrographic surgery and other surgical and medical visits, ensuring proper setup of procedural instruments and efficient clinic flow.
• Assist the Mohs surgeon during all stages of the procedure, including pre-operative care, tissue preparation, hemostasis, wound closure, and post-operative care.
• Perform patient intake, including obtaining medical history, reviewing consent forms, obtaining surgical photographs, and addressing pre-procedure concerns.
• Provide wound care instructions and educate patients on post-procedure expectations.
• Process and handle tissue specimens for pathology evaluation according to protocol.
• Ensure proper documentation of procedures, medications, MIPS, and follow-up instructions in the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
• Schedule pre- and post-operative appointments and assist with patient inquiries.
• Confirm patient insurance coverage and obtain prior authorizations if required.
• Accurately complete patient charting and documentation.
• Manage pathology log, acting as a liaison between physician and patient to deliver pathology results and complete communication documentation according to protocol.
• Record required information in compliance logs (pathology, biopsy, laboratory, temperature).
• Adhere to and maintain compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and infection control standards.
• Complete mandatory compliance training.
• May be required to cross-train in the Mohs laboratory to fulfill histotechnology components as allowed by state-specific CLIA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

You will be working within a dermatology practice alongside a surgeon and an RN. Your time will be spent both in an operating room and an office setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38220.00 - $41860.00 / yr.

Full benefits PPO plan with 1 week vacation

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Warminster,PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2025.