Medical Assistant - Structural Heart Team

Discover 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.

Organization:

VHVI OP MCE/OHO Clinic 1

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. Positively influences local and organizational teams by establishing mentoring relationships and participating in shared governance activities. Furthers growth by engaging in learning activities to advance skills.

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Position Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

No Night

No Holidays

No Weekends

**Cardiac experience preferred **

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a leader in treating heart valve disease with the newest transcatheter techniques. Just as important, our research is helping develop the next big innovations in the field.  

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 (Advanced): Demonstrates ability to anticipate broad resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work in areas of direct and indirect responsibility. Continuously monitors and follows up on buy-ins and commitments. Competently handles multiple assignments, projects, and units simultaneously, balancing and scheduling tasks requiring dependencies and those which can be accomplished independently. Accurately estimates and plans complex projects and assignments. Improves work procedures and systems in the environment. Makes major contributions to the success of task force groups. Maintains perspective between the overall picture and the details.
• Environment of Care (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying environment of care services in challenging and complex situations. Consistently delivers environment of care services, trains, monitors, and sets a standard for others. Contributes to the development of environment of care best practices for the work area. Leads team in the implementation of improved environment of care standards.
• Clinical Competencies (Advanced): Demonstrates high level of expertise 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. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering clinical competencies without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.