Certified Medical Assistant/ Medical Scribe

Pacific Skin Institute•Sacramento, CA

4d•$21 - $23

About The Position

Assists physicians by performing clinical and administrative duties under a physician’s direction. This cross-trained position combines core medical assistant duties—such as rooming patients, assisting with procedures, handling specimens, and caring for rooms and equipment—with medical scribe duties. In the scribe role, the employee accompanies the provider into the exam room and documents the history, physical exam, and patient encounter, including symptoms, diagnoses, follow-up instructions, prescriptions, orders, and procedures, for provider review and approval. Administrative work may include patient call-backs, outpatient referrals, appointment scheduling, and relaying biopsy or lab results under a physician’s direction. The role also coordinates with providers and the care team to support efficient patient flow, clinical documentation, referrals, and procedure preparation. PSI has five locations, and the employee must be willing to travel occasionally to Sacramento, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, or Vacaville due to staffing needs.

Requirements

Certified Medical Assistant.

Responsibilities

Room patients, measure vital signs if applicable, update medical charts, and prepare patients for examinations or procedures.
Assist providers with procedures and injections as appropriately trained, including setting up biopsy trays.
Disinfect and clean treatment rooms after patient examinations and at the end of the day; stock assigned patient rooms as needed.
Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment using the autoclave process.
Collect urine samples, perform routine tests as directed by the provider, and prepare other specimens for testing or lab pickup.
Check sharps containers and biohazard trash cans in rooms and the lab, and replace them when full.
Complete closing duties, including setting biopsy trays for the following day.
Accompany providers into exam rooms and assist during consultations and examinations when working as a scribe.
Transcribe histories and physical examinations and accurately document patient encounters for review and approval by the physician or advanced care provider.
Assist with placing imaging, prescription, and referral orders for provider review and approval.
Enter billing codes for provider review.
Update patient histories, physical examinations, and other pertinent health information.
Prepare and assemble medical record documentation and charts for physicians.
Anticipate physician needs to support efficiency in the clinical setting.
Coordinate with the care team to keep rooming, room turnover, and procedure setup aligned with the provider’s schedule.
Coordinate referrals to and from other healthcare providers and serve as a liaison among providers, patients, and other medical offices.
Complete back-office duties as needed, including patient call-backs, outpatient referrals, appointment scheduling, clearing biopsy logs, and relaying biopsy or lab results under a physician’s direction.
Communicate professionally and respectfully with patients, physicians, and staff.
Maintain cleanliness of clinic areas, exam rooms, and shared spaces, including labs, break rooms, and bathrooms.
Collaborate with the team and provide coverage on other provider teams as needed.
Perform other clinical or non-clinical tasks as assigned by physicians, supervisors, and managers.
Be willing to travel occasionally to PSI locations in Sacramento, Folsom, Elk Grove, Rocklin, or Vacaville due to staffing needs.