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The Medical Assistant in Mohs Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center position provides patient care and customer service assistance to the ambulatory care patient, as delegated, and supports daily operations of the center.The ideal candidate will be a Certified or Registered Medical Assistant and have at least one year of experience with surgical procedures, a background in Mohs and or dermatology. Experience in sterilization and disinfection is a plus.Shift: Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 6pm (might have to work on Fridays occassionally)KEY FUNCTIONSAssists with patient examinations, treatments and procedures.
Prepares / stocks rooms and escorts patients to rooms.
Obtains vital signs and prepares patients for physician's care.
Documents in the medical record patient care entries and completed lab work.
Reviews and sorts incoming lab results and forwards reports for review.
Collects laboratory specimens and performs waived laboratory testing (such as finger stick glucose and EKG tests).
Provides transportation of patients for discharge or transfer to other areas in the hospital. Must position, lift and move patients as needed.
Cleans, stores, prepares and coordinates maintenance of medical equipment.
Maintains inventories of laboratory and medical supplies.
Processes all required paperwork. Instructs patients as to test preparations according to planned procedure.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Environment:Maintains environment in a clean, safe and orderly manner.
Participates in activities that maintain compliance with regulatory agencies including overseeing that all supplies are stored, organized, labeled and within their expiration date.
Service Orientation:Provide service to our stakeholders, including patients, caregivers, colleagues and each other, in a safe, courteous, accountable, efficient and innovative manner to include:
Promoting inclusiveness and collegiality that demonstrates respect and professionalism to our stakeholders at all times
Modeling safe, ethical behavior that mitigates risk to the institution through sound business practices, and adherence to MD Anderson's standards of Conduct, institutional policies and procedures
Responding to requests in a timely manner while proactively communicating expectations for procedures, service arrival, or project deliverables to stakeholders
Using the steps to HEAL (Hear, Empathize, Address and Learn) the relationship when service recovery is needed
EDUCATIONRequired : High school diploma/equivalent.Preferred : Graduate of an approved Medical Assistant program or US Military medical services training program.EXPERIENCERequired : One year of medical assistant experience. With preferred degree, no experience is required.Preferred: One year of experience in dermatology, Mohs or surgical procedures, and previous knowledge of sterilization and disinfection processes.It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.htmlAdditional InformationRequisition ID: 152228
Employment Status: Full-Time
Employee Status: Regular
FLSA: non-exempt, eligible for overtime, and is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Work Week: Days
Fund Type: Hard
Work Location: Onsite
Pivotal Position: No
Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 34,500
Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 43,100
Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 51,500
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