Medical Assistant - Walk-In Clinic - Hill

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Organization: WIC Spring Hill

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.

Vanderbilt Health Walk-In Clinics offer urgent medical care for non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries that need to be treated immediately. Simply walk in to find the quality care you expect from Vanderbilt Health.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• Environment of Care (Novice):
  Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency with set up and maintenance of patient exam room, supplies and equipment.
• Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

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• 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.

• Supporting Colleagues :
  Developing Self and Others:
  Continuously improves own skills by…