Medical Assistant - Primary Care Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

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 helps communicate with the patient’s healthcare team. It also supports unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and environmental standards, and helps identify resources to meet patients’ healthcare needs. The position requires fundamental planning and organizing skills, basic proficiency in clinical care tasks such as vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. It also involves setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment, and using clinical applications for patient documentation. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Less than one year of relevant work experience.
Fundamental planning and organizing skills, including anticipating basic resource needs, setting priorities, scheduling activities, and organizing assigned work.
Basic proficiency assisting with clinical care, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
Basic proficiency setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Limited experience or training with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Responsibilities

Organize and support patient flow and unit operations, including maintaining supplies, equipment, and 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 and collaborate with colleagues and the healthcare team.
Complete assigned activities responsibly, follow safety and regulatory requirements, and support quality work.