Certified Medical Assistant | Full-Time | Outpatient Pediatrics | Gallatin

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Gallatin, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, aiming to change the world. VUMC values expertise, knowledge expansion, and challenging abilities, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive and uniqueness is celebrated. Employees are part of something bigger, taking pride in their work and striving for continuous improvement. VUMC's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. The specific role is for a Certified Medical Assistant in a fast-paced outpatient pediatric clinic in Gallatin, seeking an organized, adaptable individual comfortable with both clinical and front-end responsibilities. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. VUMC is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with over 28,000 employees across various roles in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, graduate medical education, and supporting functions. It operates multiple hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics, offering specialized services like a Level 1 Trauma Center, Transplant Center, National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and more. VUMC consistently ranks among the nation's best hospitals.

Requirements

Medical Assistant Certification
1 year Relevant Work Experience
High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.