Dermatology Technician

Where You’ll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Dermatology Technician, you will provide clinical, surgical, and administrative support in an ambulatory care setting under the direction of a Dermatologist or Mohs surgeon.

Every day you will work with patients seeking general, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology care. You will room and prepare patients for visits, provide direct patient care, and assist physicians during procedures and surgeries, always making each patient's comfort, safety, and confidentiality your top priority.

To be successful in this role, you will bring clinical and procedural support skills, attention to detail, and a caring, reassuring manner with patients. You will work well alongside physicians and staff and protect patient privacy at all times.

• Maintains a caring and supportive attitude towards patients, family members, visitors, providers and co-workers. Leads care team n maintaining a smooth, punctual, and efficient patient flow. Requires energetic, reliable, team player for a busy, fact-pacedpractive.
• As a member of the surgical team, provide technical assistance to the physician with procedures and surgeries:
• Prepares basic sterile packs and trays, Identifies and selects appropriate packs, trays and accessory/specialty equipment for each procedure.
• Prepares the physical procedure exam room, creating the sterile field, preparing supplies and instruments, and maintaining sterile technique during procedure.
• Prepares patient for procedure including vitals, positioning, reviewing the procedure, and consent form. Provides procedure and surgery pre-op and post-op education and care instructions directly with the patient.
• Takes all medical photography accurately (anatomical site, locations).
• Performs local anesthetic injection, per physician order, with the procedure.
• Passes correct instruments, supplies and sutures as needed by the physician and assists the physician during procedure if necessary.
• Assists in procedures and surgery with skin retraction, blotting, packing abscess wounds, post-procedural bandaging and skin care.
• Prepares specimens for submission for pathological analysis.
• Performs suture removals and bandaging, independently under the physicians' orders.
• For cosmetic procedures, prepares and assists with injections which includes but is not limited to the preparation of the physical reoom, patient including applying topical anesthetic.
• Prepares instruments and equipment for eptic procedures.
• Assist physicians in the laser suite with laser set up, patient preparation (application of topical numbering), safety precuations and lasser equipment.
• Communicate with patients regarding pathology results and treatments. Maintain, monitor and document pathology online databases to ensure patients are being contacted and pathology results are being returned in a timely fashion. Research missing pathology as needed to ensure patient received treatment.
• Maintain proper upkeep and cleanliness of exam rooms, including stocking rooms, weekly safety sweeps for expired product, and monthly deep cleaning.
• Assists with care coordination by completing tasks including phone messages, patient questions, and scheduling apptointments and medical prior authorization. Cross trained with front office duties including processing payments and insurance updates.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• 1-3 years At least 1 year of experience as a practicing medical assistant in a dermatology or MOHS clinic/setting , upon hire
• Medical Assistant Certification: WA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire