Medical Assistant

Yale Medical Assistant

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Hourly Range 27.74

Overview

Provides care to patients, assisting with personal hygiene, nutrition, comfort, and safety. This role involves providing clinical and administrative support in a fast-paced outpatient clinic, assisting with the coordination of outpatient clinical activities, and ensuring a comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environment for patient care. Responsibilities include preparing patients for examinations, performing routine medical tasks, maintaining records, and supporting the nursing and clinical staff.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Certification as a Medical Assistant by the American Association of Medical Assistants or American Registry of Medical Assistants (or ability to obtain certification/registration within 90 days of employment).

2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an emphasis on customer service and ability to work collaboratively in a team.

3. Proven ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment, with experience in Point of Care Testing (POCT) and proficiency in clinical data collection and phlebotomy.

4. Ability to work independently, demonstrating sound judgment and attention to detail.

5. Proficiency in the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. Experience with EPIC electronic medical record system.

2. Experience in a hospital or outpatient setting, particularly in areas such as Dermatology, Internal Medicine, or a multi-specialty clinic.

3. Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).

4. Experience with set-up and assisting with minor surgical procedures using sterile technique.

5. Experience in a pediatric setting or with specific clinical tasks like phlebotomy, specimen collection, and assisting with clinical procedures.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Maintains comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environment.

2. Prepares patients for examinations. Provides routine information related to medical treatments and procedures.

3. Measures and records vital signs. Collects specimens. Prepares examining rooms. Selects and lays out medical supplies.

4. Maintains medical equipment. Records and reports patient information. Retrieves laboratory test results and patient files.

5. Escorts patients and visitors. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies.

6. Performs clerical functions related to medical activities.

Required Education and Experience

Two years of related work experience and a high school level education; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air. HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

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