About this opportunity
PLYMOUTH DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES P lists this Dermatology Mohs Surgical Tech opportunity in brockton, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Mohs Surgical Technician
Preoperative responsibilities
Review the Mohs schedule and patient charts.
Confirm biopsy site and pathology.
Confirm surgical site with the patient and surgeon.
Review medications, allergies, anticoagulants, pacemakers/implanted devices, and relevant medical history and vitals
Take preoperative photographs.
Prepare the surgical room and sterile field.
Set up instruments, supplies, sutures, dressings, and medications.
Assist with surgical timeout/site verification procedures.
During Mohs surgery
Assist the surgeon during removal of each Mohs layer.
Maintain clean technique for stages
Pass instruments and supplies.
Assist with electrocautery and bleeding control as directed.
Prepare the patient between Mohs stages.
Monitor the patient while awaiting pathology results.
Assist with subsequent stages when additional tissue removal is required.
Take photos each stage, before/after
Reconstruction/closure
Prepare the sterile field for reconstruction.
Assist with: Simple closures
Complex layered closures
Flaps
Grafts
Prepare sutures and instruments.
Dress the Wound
Take postoperative photographs
Postoperative care
Review provider-approved postoperative and wound-care instructions.
Answer postoperative questions within MA scope and elevate clinical concerns.
Assist with wound checks and dressing changes.
Monitor documentation for postoperative complications and notify the provider.
See suture removals and wound checks
Surgical operations responsibilities
Sterilize/process instruments according to practice policy.
Maintain surgical instruments and equipment.
Complete biological/chemical sterilization monitoring documentation as applicable.
Maintain surgical supplies and inventory.
Ensure emergency equipment and supplies are available.
Maintain OSHA and infection-control compliance.
Assist with surgical logs, specimen logs, and quality-control documentation.
Scribe & Clinical Documentation Required throughout all Phases of Visit
Provide real-time scribing support during patient visits, accurately documenting the provider-patient encounter in the electronic medical record (EMR).
Additional Responsibilities
Path Reports
Phone Screens
Outreach- Follow-up calls patient questions/ call backs
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Worksite address
brockton, MA, 02411, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.