Medical Assistant - Cancer Prevention

Healthcare / Business Support

The Cancer Prevention Center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early - when it's most treatable. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. We also offer risk assessment, risk reduction and diagnostic evaluation services.

The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of Medical Assistant experience. CMA / RMA certification preferred. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm and may require rotation to all CPC locations.

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Key Functions

Assisting with Nursing and Multidisciplinary Team : Participates in the rooming of patients. Collect patient data and accurately document in the electronic medical record. Medical Assistant will report any abnormal findings to the clinical nurse or provider. Prepare necessary documents to expedite patient care in a timely manner. Assist the providers during procedures, as applicable per center guidelines. Assist providers during physical examination as requested. Aids with completion of patient forms ie : FMLA, Disability.

Quality and Safe Patient Care : Consistently provide excellent customer service. Ensure patient's safety and confidentiality at all times. Aid in completion of activities of daily living, mobility, transfer and grooming. Ensure that instruments and supplies are available in the exam rooms at all times. Available for patient to assist with provider during examination and procedures. Communicate with the nurse any reported or observed patient care needs.

Work Environment : Prepare clinic day as outlined by the center. Maintain a clean, orderly and safe working environment. Cleans and prepares exam rooms between each patient. Ensure that instruments / equipment / machines needed for patient care are available and in good working order. These includes desktop, computer printers, Zebra printers, fax machine, BPA computers and other instruments needed for patient care. Supplies in the work and patient care areas are restocked daily. Turn on the computers in the morning and log off at the end of the clinic. Education materials in patient care areas are replenished daily.

Partners with Clinical Care Team / Effective Communication : Responsibilities include completion of routine or advanced patient care assignments. Identifies critical changes to patient status and reports concerns to appropriate nursing staff and physicians. Works with multidisciplinary team members to identify and address patient care needs. Effectively and professionally resolves conflict with team members, provides and receives timely feedback to ensure collaboration and positively impact patient care and patient satisfaction scores. Participates in team and peer evaluations.

MD Anderson Offers Our Employees

Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week. Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage. Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals. Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs. Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service. Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans. Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program. Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups. Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

Education

Required : High school diploma / equivalent. Preferred : Graduate of an approved Medical Assistant program or US Military medical services training program.

Experience

Required : One year of medical assistant experience. With preferred degree, no experience is required.