Medical Assistant PRN - Walk-In Clinic - Brentwood

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Brentwood, TN

7h • 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 advance health and wellness through preeminent programs. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive. This Medical Assistant PRN role supports the licensed healthcare team in performing office examinations and procedures. This involves organizing and managing clinic patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening data, assisting with patient and family education, and facilitating communication with the patient's health care team. Clinical and nursing support roles are central to VUMC's mission of advancing personalized health, fostering professional growth, and a sense of community and purpose.

Requirements

• Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.
• Clinical Competencies (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including but not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration and point of care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Environment of Care (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency with set up and maintenance of patient exam room, supplies and equipment.
• Planning & Organizing (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments and responsibilities.
• Appropriately matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands.
• Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments.
• Relevant Work Experience: Less than 1 year
• Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Responsibilities

• Supports the licensed healthcare team in performing office examinations and procedures by organizing and managing clinic patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening data, assist with patient and family education and communication with patient's health care team.
• Directs and supports patient flow as well as unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment and unit environmental standards.
• Facilitates identification of resources to meet patient healthcare needs.
• Performs/assists with procedures according to organizational/departmental standards.
• Collects and documents patient screening data for the healthcare team.
• Assists with patient and family education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (may include health, disability, retirement, wellness offerings)
• Professional growth
• Appreciation of benefits
• Sense of community and purpose

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed