Medical Assistant - Primary Care Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team with office examinations and procedures. The role organizes and manages clinic patient flow, gathers and documents patient screening data, assists with patient and family education, and communicates with the patient’s healthcare team. It also supports unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and environmental standards, and helps identify resources to meet patient healthcare needs. The role performs or assists with procedures according to organizational and departmental standards. Additional duties may be assigned.

The position requires fundamental planning and organizing skills, including anticipating resource needs, prioritizing and scheduling work, meeting deadlines, and matching equipment and resources to task demands. Clinical responsibilities may include vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. The Medical Assistant also helps set up and maintain patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment, and uses clinical applications for patient documentation.

The role involves routine work with occasional guidance, applying established standards and procedures, solving routine problems, and providing guidance to entry-level coworkers. Vanderbilt Health emphasizes collaboration, compassionate service, quality, safety, accountability, effective resource use, technology adoption, and adaptability.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
• Relevant work experience; experience level listed as less than 1 year.
• Fundamental proficiency in planning and organizing work.
• Sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist with or perform clinical care, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Sufficient fundamental proficiency in setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
• Basic experience or training with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage clinic patient flow and support unit operations.
• Maintain supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.
• Help identify resources to meet patient healthcare needs.
• Perform or assist with procedures according to organizational and departmental standards.
• Collect and document patient screening data for the healthcare team.
• Assist with patient and family education.
• Communicate with the patient’s healthcare team.
• Support clinical care activities such as vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Set up and maintain patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
• Complete assigned work to quality and safety standards and raise concerns appropriately.
• Provide guidance to entry-level coworkers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• A supportive community and sense of purpose.

What This Job Offers

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