Medical Assistant
Overview
Come join our team! We have an immediate need for a Medical Assistant in our Dermatology + Plastic Surgery clinic! If you are ready to make an impact every day, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, then a career at Forefront may be the perfect fit for you!
The Medical Assistant is essential during the patient visit, accompanying the dermatologist in the room and promoting a friendly and efficient environment for patients, staff, and dermatologists.
Schedule : 40 hours per week Monday - Friday 7 : 30am-5 : 00pm
Why Join Dermatology + Plastic Surgery, For Your Best Self, a Forefront practice?
At Dermatology + Plastic Surgery, we're much more than a medical practice we're a synergistic group of skilled, thoughtful people who genuinely care about helping others feel like their best selves.
From the first phone call to the final follow-up, every team member works together to play a vital role in our patients' experience. That means your work matters a lot.
We rank in the top 1 percent of practices in the US for injectables, medical grade skin care, Ellacor and experience. What truly sets us apart is how we connect with each person who walks through our doors.
If you're looking for a place where your attention to detail, warmth, and professionalism will be seen and valued and where you can grow both personally and professionally, we'd love to meet you!
Here are just a few things we offer :
Responsibilities
Essential Functions :
Rooming patients and documents all vital information
Scribing information for the dermatologist
Providing post op wound care to patients
Drawing blood and suture removal
Cleaning and stocking the exam rooms
Scheduling patient appointments
Assisting the dermatologist with procedures such as :
Surgical photographs
Biopsies punch, DIF and shave
Excisions
Electrodessication and curettage
I&D
Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgery
Phototherapy
Injections
Koh preps
Trichograms
Tzank preps
Dermabrasion
Patch testing
Blue light
Qualifications
Education :
Minimum post high-school education in a medical support field : Certified Medical Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, or Registered Nurse (Non-Certified Medical Assistants will need to complete the Forefront Derm Tech certification program within the prescribed time period and maintain certification upon expiration).
Post High School education in a medical support field :
Certified Medical Assistant, DERM Tech
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Medical Assistant Dermatology • Rio Grande, PR, US