Dermatology Medical Assistant

Support Medical Assistant

The Support Medical Assistant (MA) provides clinical and administrative support in outpatient primary and specialty care under a licensed clinician. This role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care through collaboration with healthcare professionals and manages instrument supply, including inspection, decontamination, and sterilization.

Core responsibilities include having the clinical skills and competencies necessary to perform the essential tasks of a Medical Assistant (MA). Responsibilities include gathering and updating relevant patient information and vital signs in the chart based on visit type, preparing patients for visits by obtaining pertinent data and vitals, performing diagnostic screenings, accurately collecting and preparing specimens for testing, setting up and assisting with in-office clinical procedures, refilling medications per protocol, completing patient clinical documents, maintaining clinical equipment and supplies including rotation, stocking and cleaning, documenting accurately, appropriately and timely into patients' chart, performing administrative duties as assigned including patient outreach and scheduling, coordinating patient care management with in-house specialties, community resources, home health, hospital or acute care, completing mandatory educational requirements and maintaining required BLS certification, maintaining strict confidentiality in alignment with HIPAA guidelines and InterMed policies, and performing other duties as assigned to support the mission, vision and values of InterMed.

Environmental maintenance functions include performing environmental maintenance duties as assigned for clinical equipment within Dermatology, Mohs, Audiology and ENT departments, ensuring proper cold chain management for the storage of medications and therapeutic injections, and sorting, inspecting, and assembling procedural instruments and safety equipment with knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations.

InterMed's mission is to provide patient-centered primary care, putting the patient first to deliver high quality, high value care. The organization aims to provide the highest quality care to patients with a level of service that exceeds their expectations, maintain a positive attitude and always treat patients and each other with dignity and respect, insist on honesty and integrity from each other and business partners, make teamwork a core component of relationships between physicians, staff, and patients, embrace change to better serve patients, use business practices that feature individual accountability and group responsibility to ensure delivery of high value healthcare, and have fun as they carry out their mission to serve.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include education: successful completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program, associate's degree program preferred, knowledge of OSHA standards and regulations, basic knowledge of equipment used within Dermatology, Mohs, Audiology and ENT departments, excellent professional judgement, phone skills and prioritization decision-making skills, entry level experience, current CMA or RMA certification preferred, BLS required, professional appearance and demeanor, proficient in Windows and Microsoft applications, and electronic medical record (EMR) experience preferred.

The estimated compensation range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. Certain positions may be eligible for incentive compensation plans above and beyond base compensation.

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement: InterMed is an equal opportunity workplace and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.