Medical Assistant - Walk-In Clinic - Belle Meade

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

13h

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team in office examinations and procedures. The role helps organize and manage clinic patient flow, gathers and documents patient screening data, assists with patient and family education, and supports communication with the patient’s healthcare team. The position is with Primary Care Westhaven at the Belle Meade Walk-In Clinic. The Medical Assistant helps maintain clinic supplies, equipment, and environmental standards; assists with procedures in accordance with organizational and departmental standards; and performs clinical tasks such as vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. The role also involves setting up and maintaining exam rooms and equipment, documenting patient information, and identifying resources to meet patient healthcare needs. Vanderbilt Health may consider candidates who can obtain certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines. Recognized certification organizations include AMT, AAMA, NCCT, NHA, and NAHP. Candidates with 12 months of patient care experience may be eligible to sit for an exam. The position requires graduation from an approved discipline-specific program. Relevant work experience is listed, with an experience level of less than one year.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Relevant work experience; the listed experience level is less than one year.
Medical Assistant certification from a certification organization recognized by Vanderbilt Health, or the ability to obtain certification within 120 days in accordance with state guidelines.
Demonstrated fundamental proficiency assisting with clinical care, including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
Fundamental proficiency setting up and maintaining patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Basic familiarity or training with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with 12 months of patient care experience may be eligible to sit for a certification exam.

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 communication with the patient’s healthcare team.
Assist with clinical care, including 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.