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Medical Assistant I

Texas A&M University System • Bryan, TX • 7h ago

Job Title

Medical Assistant I

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Primary Care & Rural Medicine

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want

The Medical Assistant, under general supervision, assists patients within an outpatient primary care clinic. Conducts basic office-based medical tasks, including the measurement and collection of vital signs and patient medical histories. Serves as a medical instrument technician, conducting instrumentation cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire's experience.

Required Education and Experience:

High School diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Two years of experience in medical office, hospital, nursing home or home health setting

Required Licenses and Certifications:

Ability to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within six months of employment

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to plan and organize effectively.

Knowledge of HIPAA guidelines, general understanding of electronic medical record systems.

Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

Medical Assistant Certification

Experience in a clinical setting.

Experience with Texas Vaccines for Children Program

Familiarity with electronic medical records and HIPAA guidelines

Bilingual - Spanish

Responsibilities:

Patient Care Responsibilities

Provides patient care activities on a daily basis.

Transfers patients from reception to patient care areas, measures vital signs, interviews patients for medical records, assists and/or chaperones physician during exams or procedures, administers injections, dispenses medications, transfers specimen, documents testing and lab results in medical records.

Schedules visits and shots, performs research related activities, and documents other activities in the electronic medical records.

Clinic Responsibilities

Ensures cleanliness of exam and treatment rooms, exam tables, counter tops, and doorknobs to prevent spread of infection in patient care areas.

Stocks patient care rooms and nurses' stations weekly and as needed.

Participates in documentation of patient care.

Updates health information in electronic medical records.

Assists Physicians in maintenance of electronic medical records.

Fills in for others and performs other duties as assigned to assist other team members.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.? Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.? Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.?

Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html) ? and at least? eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html) ?each month

Automatic enrollment in the? Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

Professional Development: All employees have access to free? LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/) ? training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance) ?f or completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

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