Medical Assistant Float

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Job Summary

Supports the licensed healthcare team in performing office examinations and procedures by organizing and managing clinic patient flow, gathering and documenting patient screening data, assist with patient and family education and communication with patient's health care team. KEY 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. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

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 and responsibilities. Appropriately matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments. Environment of Care (Novice) : Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency with set up and maintenance of patient exam room, supplies and equipment. Clinical Competencies (Novice) : Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including but not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration and point of care testing as directed by unit standards. Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness) : Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact : Performs tasks that are typically routine that 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 procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction : Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities

Position Qualifications

Responsibilities : Certifications : Work Experience : Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : Less than 1 year Education : Graduate of an approved discipline specific program Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE / Vets / Disabled.