Medical Assistant-Senior

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio is seeking a Medical Assistant to support federally funded clinical research across human subject studies. The role includes performing phlebotomy, vital signs, chart reviews, and preparation for study visits under physician direction.

You will work with a team of investigators and research staff to ensure accurate data collection, regulatory compliance, and proper specimen handling within established protocols.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy for research biospecimens
• Vital signs measurement and chart documentation
• Assistance with study visits and physiological monitoring
• Accurate data recording per protocols and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Perform phlebotomy for research biospecimens.
• Document vital signs and clinical observations.
• Prepare participants and assist during experimental sessions.
• Maintain and sterilize equipment and work areas to protocol.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Vital signs

Documentation

Clinical procedures

Education

CMA or RMA certification

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

Job description

Join a federally funded clinical and translational research laboratory conducting active human subjects research across a portfolio that spans immune resilience, biological aging, military performance, infection, asthma, exercise physiology, heat stress, and trauma. The laboratory’s work generates data that supports ongoing scientific investigation and published research in multispecialty journals. The Medical Assistant will perform clinical duties in direct support of the laboratory’s human subjects studies.

This position may be filled by candidates with Medical Assistant certification (CMA or RMA) and by candidates with a bachelor’s degree in biology or a related scientific field whose background supports the clinical scope of the role.

Reporting to the physician Principal Investigator, the Medical Assistant will carry out the clinical procedures and documentation activities that support the laboratory’s active research protocols. Core responsibilities include performing phlebotomy for research biospecimen collection, obtaining and documenting vital signs including blood pressure, performing chart reviews to support participant screening and study documentation, preparing participants for study visits, assisting with physiological monitoring during experimental sessions, collecting and processing biological specimens in accordance with established protocols, sterilizing and maintaining research equipment, maintaining research and examination areas, and performing accurate documentation of participant information, clinical observations, and study related records in accordance with physician direction, study protocols, institutional policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The Medical Assistant works alongside the Principal Investigator, co-investigators, research coordinators, and the broader clinical research team. The role offers substantive engagement with the operational conduct of federally funded clinical research and with the clinical procedures that support the laboratory’s scientific work.