Medical Assistant - Walk-In Clinic - Belle Meade

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 communicates with the patient’s healthcare team. The position is with Vanderbilt Health’s Walk-In Clinic in Belle Meade. Candidates may be considered if they can obtain an accepted medical assistant certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines. Vanderbilt recognizes certifications from AMT, AAMA, NCCT, NHA, and NAHP. Candidates may sit for the NHA certification exam after 12 months of patient care experience. The role requires fundamental planning and organizing skills, and novice-level clinical and environment-of-care capabilities. Clinical duties may include vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing, as directed by unit standards. The employee also helps maintain exam rooms, supplies, and equipment and has limited experience or training with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Less than one year of experience level is stated.
Demonstrated fundamental ability to anticipate resource needs, identify tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize assigned work.
Fundamental proficiency in assisting with and performing clinical care, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
Fundamental proficiency in setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.
Medical assistant certification from a certification organization recognized by Vanderbilt Health, or ability to obtain certification within 120 days in accordance with state guidelines.

Responsibilities

Direct and support patient flow and unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.
Facilitate identification of 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.
Complete other duties as assigned.