Clinical Medical Assistant — Patient Care & Clinic Support

Montgomery College; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health is seeking an entry-level clinical assistant to support the licensed healthcare team in outpatient exams and procedures. You will help manage clinic patient flow, collect screening data and assist with patient education and communications with the care team.

The role emphasizes organized workflow, safety, and collaboration within a leading academic health system that supports professional growth and comprehensive benefits for its staff.

Qualifications

• Clinical Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.
• 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.
• 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. Appropriate matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments.

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.

Skills

Clinical Patient Documentation (Fund.)

Clinical Competencies (Novice)

Environment of Care (Novice)

Planning & Organizing (Fund. Awareness

Education

Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Job description

Vanderbilt Health is seeking an entry-level clinical assistant to support the licensed healthcare team in outpatient exams and procedures. You will help manage clinic patient flow, collect screening data and assist with patient education and communications with the care team.

The role emphasizes organized workflow, safety, and collaboration within a leading academic health system that supports professional growth and comprehensive benefits for its staff.