Medical Assistant - Cancer Prevention

Medical Assistant

Seeking an experienced Medical Assistant to join our team in The Cancer Prevention Center. Our center offers a range of services to help you learn how to reduce your cancer risk or to detect cancer early - when it's most treatable. Cancer screening exams are based on age, gender and disease risk. We also offer risk assessment, risk reduction and diagnostic evaluation services.

The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of Medical Assistant experience. CMA / RMA certification preferred. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm and may require rotation to all CPC locations.

MD Anderson offers employees:

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals.
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs.
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service.
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans.
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program.
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.
• Opportunities for professional growth through Career Development Center and Mentoring programs.

Key Functions

• Assisting with Nursing and Multidisciplinary Team:
• Participates in the rooming of patients.
• Collect patient data and accurately document in the electronic medical record.
• Report any abnormal findings to the clinical nurse or provider.
• Assist the providers during procedures, as applicable per center guidelines.
• Aids with completion of patient forms.
• Quality and Safe Patient Care:
• Consistently provide excellent customer service.
• Ensure patient's safety and confidentiality at all times.
• Aid in completion of activities of daily living, mobility, transfer and grooming.
• Ensure that instruments and supplies are available in the exam rooms at all times.
• Available for patient to assist with provider during examination and procedures.
• Communicate with the nurse any reported or observed patient care needs.
• Work Environment:
• Prepare clinic day as outlined by the center. Maintain a clean, orderly and safe working environment.
• Cleans and prepares exam rooms between each patient.
• Ensure that instruments/equipment/machines needed for patient care are available and in good working order.
• Restock supplies in the work and patient care areas daily.
• Turn on the computers in the morning and log off at the end of the clinic.
• Replenish education materials in patient care areas daily.
• Partners with Clinical Care Team/Effective Communication:
• Responsibilities include completion of routine or advanced patient care assignments.
• Identifies critical changes to patient status and reports concerns to appropriate nursing staff and physicians.
• Works with multidisciplinary team members to identify and address patient care needs.
• Effectively and professionally resolves conflict with team members, provides and receives timely feedback to ensure collaboration and positively impact patient care and patient satisfaction scores.
• Participates in team and peer evaluations.

Education

• Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent and
• Preferred: Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program including externship/practicum. or
• Preferred: Graduate of a U.S. Military medical services training program.

Work Experience

• Required: 1 year Medical Assistant experience. or
• Required: No experience required with completion of an accredited Medical Assistant program (including externship/practicum) or U.S. Military medical training.

Licenses and Certifications

• Preferred: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Upon Hire and
• Preferred: CMA - Certified Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Upon Hire or
• Preferred: RMA - Registered Medical Assistant American Society of Medical Technologists (AMT). Upon Hire or
• Preferred: CCMA - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Upon Hire or
• Preferred: National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA)-NCTT National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). Upon Hire

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition. This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.