Medical Assistant - Ear, Nose, & Throat Clinic - One Hundred Oaks

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Medical Assistant supports the licensed healthcare team in an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic by helping perform office examinations and procedures, managing patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening information, assisting with patient and family education, and communicating with the patient's healthcare team. The role also supports clinic operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and environmental standards and helping identify resources to meet patients’ healthcare needs. Clinical duties 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 recognizes Medical Assistant certifications from AMT, AAMA, NCCT, NHA, and NAHP. Consideration may be given to candidates who can obtain certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines. For NHA, candidates may sit for the exam with 12 months of patient care experience. The position requires graduation from an approved discipline-specific program; stated experience level is less than one year.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Relevant work experience level: less than one year.
Medical Assistant certification from a certification organization recognized by Vanderbilt Health, or ability to obtain certification within 120 days in accordance with state guidelines.
For the NHA certification exam, candidates may sit if they have 12 months of patient care experience.
Fundamental planning and organizing skills, including prioritizing and organizing assigned work and anticipating basic resource needs.
Fundamental clinical proficiency to assist with or perform vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
Basic proficiency with patient examination room setup and maintenance, supplies, and equipment.
Basic familiarity 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.
Help identify resources to meet patients’ 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.
Carry out additional duties as assigned.