Medical Assistant - Primary Care Clinic

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Franklin, TN

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About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team in a primary care clinic by organizing patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening data, assisting with procedures, and supporting patient and family education and communication with the healthcare team. The role also helps maintain clinic supplies, equipment, and environmental standards and facilitates identification of resources to meet patients’ healthcare needs.

Clinical tasks may include assisting with vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards. The Medical Assistant helps set up and maintain patient examination rooms, supplies, and equipment, and uses clinical applications for patient documentation. Additional duties may be assigned.

Vanderbilt Health may consider candidates who can obtain medical assistant certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines. Recognized certification organizations include AMT, AAMA, NCCT, NHA, and NAHP. Candidates may sit for the NHA exam with 12 months of patient care experience. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
• Relevant work experience: less than one year.
• Medical assistant certification, or 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 examination rooms, supplies, and equipment.
• Basic experience or training 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.
• Communicate with the patient’s healthcare team.
• Support clinical care activities such as vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Set up and maintain patient examination rooms, supplies, and equipment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• A supportive community and collaborative work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed