Medical Assistant - Vascular Surgery Clinic

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Organization: VHVI Nashville Clinical Staff - Team 4

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.

Monday - Friday

We treat a great number of patients with a wide variety of vascular conditions. Patients from around the region come to us for aortic aneurysm and dissection repair. Our surgeons are certified by the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. Their extensive training makes them uniquely skilled to care for you. We use the least invasive procedures to get the best results, and we have a history of pioneering innovative techniques, such as minimally invasive aneurysm repair.

We often treat people with complex health challenges who have been told their conditions are inoperable.

• 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.

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.

• 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…