Medical Assistant - Dermatology MOHS

Description The MA II ensures compliance with laboratory licensing, accreditation, and regulatory standards while maintaining required records and staying current with relevant regulations and advancements in Mohs histology. Performs quality control, preventive maintenance, and operation of laboratory and surgical equipment, including the cryostat, in accordance with Washington State Department of Health standards. Supports Quality Assurance activities through documentation, protocol development, record keeping, and tracking departmental metrics. Identifies, documents, and addresses issues affecting tissue processing, slide preparation, or reporting, escalating concerns to the Mohs surgeon and manager as needed. Prepares solutions, stains, and tissue specimens; performs frozen sectioning; maintains slide quality control; and manages the labeling, storage, tracking, distribution, and retrieval of Mohs histology slides. Completes data entry, surgery notes, and physician correspondence using Logician and photography software. Maintains departmental logs, records, and inventory; monitors and orders supplies; verifies shipments; and ensures organized storage of equipment and materials. Assists with sterile tray setup, autoclaving, wound checks, post-operative follow-up, surgical photography documentation, and procedural support for the Mohs surgeon. Provides patient support consistent with the patient experience model, responds to emergencies as directed, and assists with training and education activities as requested by the Mohs surgeon. Required Qualifications: Coursework/Training: Graduate of an accredited school that includes hands on training in a clinical setting for medical assistants or, Coursework/Training: Graduate of a registered medical assistant apprenticeship program or, Coursework/Training: Completed two years of medical training in the United States Armed Forces or, Coursework/Training: Minimum one year of work experience as a medical assistant that includes the following clinical skills: obtaining vital signs, administering injections, and medication administration Upon hire: Washington Medical Assistant Certification National Provider BLS - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire 6 months Healthcare experience. 6 months Medical Assistant experience Associate's Degree in Laboratory Science and successful completion of a Histotechnology training program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience Histotechnician (HT) or Histotechnologist (HTL) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) within 1 year of hire. Preferred Qualifications: Upon hire: National Medical Assistant Certification Successful completion of a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Surgical Technician training program. Completion of a Department of Health-approved, accredited Histotechnician or related training program (preferred but not required at the time of hire). Why Join Providence Swedish? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve. About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits. Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. About the Team Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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Job Category: Patient Care (Non-Acute) Job Function: Clinical Care Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Clinical Support Department: 3908 DERMATOLOGY WA SEATTLE Address: WA Bellevue 1200 112th Ave NE Work Location: Bellevue Commons-Bellevue Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $26.47 - $40.49 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. #J-18808-Ljbffr