What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical/Surgical Assistant position at Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa?
Medical Assistant/ Surgical Assistant
Azul has been a nationally awarded, top-producing aesthetics company in the Florida market for over 20 years, growing from a single location to 5 locations operating in Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and now entering the Sarasota market. Azul offers a suite of products and services, including aesthetics, injectables, body contouring, plastic surgery, beauty products, and more.
The Azul brand is part of a larger network within Aesthetic Partners, which owns practices across the US. As a company, Aesthetic Partners has a strong culture of sharing best practices, providing ongoing training, and leveraging the portfolio's resources to help each brand grow. We strive to hire talented and professional individuals across our brands and invest in their continued professional development.
Azul has been a nationally awarded, top-producing aesthetics company in the Florida market for over 20 years, growing from a single location to 5 locations operating in Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and now entering the Sarasota market. Azul offers a suite of products and services, including aesthetics, injectables, body contouring, plastic surgery, beauty products, and more.
The Azul brand is part of a larger network within Aesthetic Partners, which owns practices across the US. As a company, Aesthetic Partners has a strong culture of sharing best practices, providing ongoing training, and leveraging the portfolio's resources to help each brand grow. We strive to hire talented and professional individuals across our brands and invest in their continued professional development.
Job Summary:
Work directly under the supervision of the Physician. Assist physician in examinations and procedures, in addition to functioning as a medical scribe in the electronic medical record. Reinforces and provides verbal and written patient education, as needed, in direct reflection of Physician orders. Responsible for maintaining clean, well-equipped exam and or procedure rooms.
Travel between Ft. Myers and Naples Park Shore required.
Requirements:
- Certified Surgical Scrub Tech, Medical Assistant, or LPN.
- Prior surgery and medical office experience in Plastics, Dermatology or Cosmetics.
- Experience in surgical scheduling and coordination.
- Current BLS certification.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Escort patients from the waiting room to the exam/procedure room in a timely and courteous manner, then confirms patient identity, obtains vital signs, and verifies and updates medical history.
- Assist Physician with various procedures and examinations including but not limited to; operating room set-up, clean -up, decontamination, and other surgical protocols.
- Maintain exam procedure rooms and inventory in orderly fashion according to Clinical Manager’s instructions. Routine stocking of supplies according to par levels, proper dating and initialing of all opened supplies mandatory.
- Cleans, sterilizes, and stocks all instruments according to accepted office guidelines, and OSHA regulations.
- Perform visual field tests for patients seeking insurance coverage for eyelid procedures.
- Verifies and documents all prescriptions as directed by Physician.
- Provide test results and follow-up instructions to patients as directed by Physician.
- Performs assigned patient care, under the supervising provider.
- Acts as a medical scribe in the electronic medical records systems to accurately record detailed medical history, vital signs, review of systems, chief complaints, exams, diagnoses and plans, along with prescriptions, pathologies, procedures, and provider orders. Active listening and verification of accurate entry of all medical information required. Providing accurate history to provider prior to every visit, as well as assisting in the exam room while scribing required.
- Communicate and interpret physician's instructions to patients.
- Suggest solution to patient crisis, problems and complaints.
- Follow strict traffic control and maintain sterile field and technique in operating and recovery room.
- Assist physician during surgery. Ensure a smooth flow in the operating room. Assist in retracting tissues per surgeon’s directive. Use of electrocautery both monopolar and bipolar. Clamp, ligation and cutting of tissue, per surgeon’s directive. Assist in placement and suturing of surgical drains.
- Transports and processes instruments per instruction.
- Collaborates with team to complete prior authorization paperwork, lab and pathology result entry, as well as return all phone calls, with proper documentation, in a timely manner.
- Understands the functions of the pre/post-operative nurse, recovery room nurse, circulating nurse, and scrub nurse technician, sterilization
- Always maintains patient confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines.
- Engages in active participation of documenting all required components of meaningful use. Will implement all changing documentation needs for meaningful use in a timely manner.
- Ensures compliance with OSHA, Biomedical Waste Compliance, and HIPAA regulations.
- Cross-training to competently work in all aspects of the clinic is expected and required.
- Travel to work at any of the other practice locations is required at times.
This role requires the following soft skills:
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, and the public.
- Ability to communicate clearly and to carry out orders quickly and effectively.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member within the organization.
Benefits Package:
- Competitive salary
- Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- 401k
- Company Paid Life insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule: Full Time
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We seek to hire on the basis of merit, competence, performance, and business needs.