Medical Assistant, Dermatology

Position Summary

To assist physicians, nurses, and patients by providing ambulatory medical care services in a Dermatology outpatient clinic setting. This role supports general, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology, including Mohs procedures, and is responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of patients’ arrival and room assignment, and supporting dermatology-specific examinations and procedures.

Preferred experience includes Mohs surgery support, dermatology clinic experience, and suture removal. We are specifically seeking a Cosmetic Dermatology and Mohs/Surgical Medical Assistant with hands-on experience in procedural support, sterile technique, and post-operative patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

Preferred Experience:
Mohs surgery support, cosmetic dermatology experience, surgical dermatology clinic experience, suture removal, wound care, and assisting with excisions and closures.

Responsible for clinic patient flow, informing physicians of patients’ arrival and room assignment.

Accompanies and/or assists patients in the exam room in a professional manner.

Obtains patient vital signs, including height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiration. Pulse oximetry if needed.

Able to perform using manual equipment and Welch Allyn spot vital sign machine and import results to electronic medical record in a timely fashion.

Assists physicians during examinations and procedures, including biopsies, excisions, cosmetic injections (if applicable), and Mohs surgical stages.

Prepares and maintains sterile fields and surgical instruments as required.

May be required to take patient medical history if applicable per department.

May perform a variety of testing, diagnostic, and screening procedures.

Assists in explaining test procedures and post-operative instructions to patients.

Medications: ability to calculate dosages (may be required to demonstrate via passing yearly written medication exam).

Administers medications (oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, inhalation, rectal, topical) using proper technique — this duty can only be performed after the MA has demonstrated competency to clinic RN yearly, if applicable per department.

Minimum Qualifications

Education
High school diploma and graduation from a Medical Assistant program.

Licensure
Certification and Registration as a Medical Assistant.
Current basic CPR/AED certification.

Physical Requirements

Walk, bend, twist, and reach above the shoulder frequently in a clinical setting.

Must be able to occasionally lift or carry and frequently push or pull up to 20 lbs. as part of the role.

Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.

Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and clinical equipment.

About GW MFA

MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing.

In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH), which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.

The GW MFA’s leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.