Medical Assistant PRN - Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

About the Role

Supports the licensed healthcare team in performing 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.

Our goal is to keep your child well and thriving in school and at home through comprehensive medical care from birth through adolescence during regular visits, whether sick or well. We offer same-day access linked to your child’s complete medical record to ensure continuity of care.

Schedule

Clinic Hours:

• Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
• Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Responsibilities

• Directs and supports patient flow as well as 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.
• Collects and documents patient screening data for the healthcare team.
• Assists with patient and family education.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Certification as a Medical Assistant from one of the following organizations (or ability to obtain within 120 days in accordance with state guidelines):
  • AMT (American 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)
• Candidates may sit for the certification exam if they have 12 months of patient care experience.
• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
• Less than 1 year of relevant work experience.

Skills

• Clinical Patient Documentation: Fundamental awareness; limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.
• Clinical Competencies: Novice level; demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration, and point-of-care testing as directed by unit standards.
• Environment of Care: Novice level; demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency with setup and maintenance of patient exam rooms, supplies, and equipment.
• Planning & Organizing: Fundamental awareness; demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments.

Benefits

This role offers a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. A sign-on bonus is available for full-time positions (does not apply to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months).

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine and may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes, and procedures that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry-level co-workers.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues:
  • Develops self and others by continuously improving own skills and identifying development opportunities.
  • Builds and maintains relationships by seeking to understand colleagues' priorities and working styles.
• Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services:
  • Serves others with compassion by investing time to understand their problems and needs.
  • Solves complex problems by seeking to understand issues, solving routine problems, and raising proper concerns in a timely manner.
  • Offers meaningful advice and support by listening carefully to understand issues and providing accurate information.
• Ensuring High Quality:
  • Performs excellent work by checking quality before delivery and asking relevant questions to meet quality standards.
  • Fulfills safety and regulatory requirements by demonstrating basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Managing Resources Effectively:
  • Demonstrates accountability by taking responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinking beyond standard approaches.
  • Stewards organizational resources by displaying understanding of how personal actions impact departmental resources.
  • Makes data-driven decisions by using accurate information and good decision-making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation:
  • Generates new ideas by willingly proposing or accepting ideas that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
  • Applies technology by absorbing new technology quickly and understanding when to utilize appropriate tools and procedures.
  • Adapts to change by embracing changes and incorporating change instructions into own area of work.