Medical Assistant - Pediatric GI Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team in office examinations and procedures by organizing and managing clinic patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening data, assisting with patient and family education, and communicating with the patient’s healthcare team. The position is in Vanderbilt Health’s Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition program, which provides testing, treatment, and management of digestive problems in children. The role also supports unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and environmental standards; helping identify resources to meet patient healthcare needs; and performing or assisting with procedures according to organizational and departmental standards. Clinical duties may include vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. This position calls for fundamental planning and organizing skills, novice clinical and environment-of-care capabilities, and basic familiarity with clinical applications for patient documentation. The role involves routine tasks with occasional guidance, solving routine problems, applying established standards and procedures, and providing guidance to entry-level coworkers. 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.
Sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist with and 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 examination rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

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.
Support office examinations and procedures and communicate with the patient’s healthcare team.
Perform or assist with clinical care such as vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.