Medical Assistant - Cancer Prevention

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center • Houston, TX

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Seeking an experienced Medical Assistant to join our team in The Cancer Prevention Center. Our center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early - when it’s most treatable. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. We also offer risk assessment, risk reduction and diagnostic evaluation services.

Requirements

• 1 year Medical Assistant experience.
• No experience required with completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program (including externship/practicum) or U.S. Military medical training.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Nice To Haves

• CMA / RMA certification preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program including externship/practicum.
• Graduate of a U.S. Military medical services training program.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire
• CMA - Certified Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Upon Hire
• RMA - Registered Medical Assistant American Society of Medical Technologists (AMT). Upon Hire
• CCMA - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Upon Hire
• National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)-NCTT National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Participates in the rooming of patients.
• Collect patient data and accurately document in the electronic medical record.
• Report any abnormal findings to the clinical nurse or provider.
• Assist the providers during procedures, as applicable per center guidelines.
• Aids with completion of patient forms.
• Consistently provide excellent customer service.
• Ensure patient’s safety and confidentiality at all times.
• Aid in completion of activities of daily living, mobility, transfer and grooming.
• Ensure that instruments and supplies are available in the exam rooms at all times.
• Available for patient to assist with provider during examination and procedures.
• Communicate with the nurse any reported or observed patient care needs.
• Prepare clinic day as outlined by the center.
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe working environment.
• Cleans and prepares exam rooms between each patient.
• Ensure that instruments/equipment/machines needed for patient care are available and in good working order.
• Restock supplies in the work and patient care areas daily.
• Turn on the computers in the morning and log off at the end of the clinic.
• Replenish education materials in patient care areas daily.
• Responsibilities include completion of routine or advanced patient care assignments.
• Identifies critical changes to patient status and reports concerns to appropriate nursing staff and physicians.
• Works with multidisciplinary team members to identify and address patient care needs.
• Effectively and professionally resolves conflict with team members, provides and receives timely feedback to ensure collaboration and positively impact patient care and patient satisfaction scores.
• Participates in team and peer evaluations.

Benefits

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
• Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED