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We are seeking a skilled Dermatology Technician to join our team at Billings Clinic. As a key member of our Mohs surgical team, you will assist in the delivery of patient care and treatment, performing laboratory and histology duties, and assisting with surgical procedures.

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic's mission, vision, values, code of business conduct, and service expectations.
• Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental, and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety, or job performance.
• Receives and prepares patients for examination and treatment as directed, obtains and records history and vital signs, charts and documents in medical records according to protocol, collects laboratory specimens as needed, and assists physicians in the care of patients/families by contributing information to aid in planning and evaluating patient care.
• Cleans and maintains exam and treatment rooms, including ordering and maintaining adequate inventory of clinical and office supplies, instruments, and equipment as needed, daily decontamination of work areas, and sterilizing of instruments.
• Assists physicians and non-physician providers in preparing for procedures and physical exams, demonstrates proper handling of instruments and equipment, anticipates, plans for, and responds to the needs of the surgeon and other members of the team by constantly watching the sterile field.
• Observes patients for physical and emotional reactions to medications and treatments, reporting any irregularities to appropriate medical and/or other nursing personnel, identifies potential complications, and responds appropriately to identified needs.
• Performs minor procedures, including but not limited to, stitch and staple removal, wound and ulcer care, application of dressings, and phototherapy, adhering to policy and procedure, and documentation is concise and thorough.
• Reviews clerical information, including labeling of specimens and requisitions, reconciling any discrepancies detected in labeling, prepares specimens for accessioning and gross evaluation, and assigns accession numbers to cases as they arrive in the Mohs lab.
• Processes selected tissue as directed by the Mohs surgeon, embeds, cuts, stains, and coverslips slides efficiently, catalogs and files all slides, prepares laboratory solutions and reagents according to established procedures and exact formula to maintain adequate quantities for daily work assignments, changes and filters stainer chemicals per protocols, records and reviews quality control data and case logs, utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality, assists with scheduling admissions, appointments, diagnostic tests, treatments, procedures, and surgery, screens incoming telephone calls for appropriate referrals to nurse, physician, and/or non-physician provider, provides instruction to patients as directed by physician, non-physician provider, or documented in policies and procedures, maintains patient files, records, and other information, adheres to HIPAA and confidentiality requirements, and compiles statistical data for reports as directed.

• High School or GED
• 1 year work experience in the Billings Clinic Mohs surgical area to develop a detailed understanding and proficiency in Dermatology and MOHS procedures, MOHS histologic techniques, and equipment and processes encompassing all age groups necessary to assist with orientation/training requirements and be a resource to other staff
• Current Billings Clinic Mohs Tech I
• Successful orientation of one new staff member to the lab and the floor or ability to orient new staff

Billings Clinic is Montana's largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses, and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital, and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at [Billings Clinic website].

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