Medical Assistant I

Job Description

Join us at the at Texas A&M University and be a part of something extraordinary!

Glimpse of the Job

Are you ready to bring your skills to a team that transforms patient experiences? Join our Primary Care & Rural Medicine team and bring your expertise to support patients in our vibrant outpatient primary care clinic. As a Medical Assistant I, you'll be at the heart of patient care, performing essential tasks like measuring vital signs, recording patient medical histories, and administering immunizations or injections. Additionally, you will help maintain the cleanliness and safety of our exam and treatment rooms.

What you need to know

Salary :   Starting at $15.85 / hr.

Schedule :  Full-time, 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday, with occasional extended hours

Requirements :

Education :  High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience :   Two years in a medical office, hospital, nursing home, or home health setting

Certification :   Ability to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within six months of employment

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience :  Clinical setting experience

Certification :  Medical Assistant Certification

Skills :  Bilingual – English / Spanish

Some of the Responsibilities Include :

Patient Care :  Provides patient care activities on a daily basis, transfers patients from reception to patient care areas, measures vital signs, interviews patients for medical records, assists and chaperones physician during exams or procedures, administers injections, dispenses medications, transfers specimens, documents testing and lab results in medical records, and documents other activities in the electronic medical records.

Clinic Responsibilities :  Ensure cleanliness of exam and treatment rooms, exam tables, counter tops, and doorknobs to prevent spread of infection in patient care areas, stocks patient care rooms and nurses' stations weekly and as needed, participates in documentation of patient care, updates health information in electronic medical records, other duties as assigned.

Are you Ready to Make a Difference?

Join our dedicated team where your skills and passion for helping others are highly valued, and teamwork is at the core of everything!

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

of annual paid holidays

Up to and at leasteach month

Automatic enrollment in the

Health and Wellness :

Professional Development : All employees have access to freetraining, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

I nstructions to Applicants : Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.