Medical Assistant
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
About the Role
Supports the licensed healthcare team in performing office examinations and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Organizes and manages clinic patient flow.
- Gathers and documents patient screening data.
- Assists with patient and family education.
- Communicates with the patient's healthcare team.
- Directs and supports patient flow and unit operations by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.
- Facilitates identification of resources to meet patient healthcare needs.
- Performs/assists with procedures according to organizational/departmental standards.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- MA certification from one of the following organizations:
- AMT (America Medical Technologists)
- AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants)
- NCCT (National Center for Competency Testing)
- NHA (National Health Career Association)
- NAHP (National Association for Health Professionals)
- Consideration may be given to candidates who can obtain certification within 120 days, in accordance with state guidelines.
- Candidates can sit for the exam if they have 12 months of patient care experience.
Qualifications
- Clinical Competencies (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed.
- Environment of Care (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency with setup and maintenance of patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
- Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.
- Planning & Organizing (Fundamental Awareness): Ability to anticipate resource needs, identify tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work.
- Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
- Relevant Work Experience: Less than 1 year.