Covenant Health of East Tennessee

Community-owned, not-for-profit regional healthcare network

Med Assistant Pc I

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 5

Full-timeKnoxville, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

One year of related experience is required, or the candidate may be a new graduate with less than one year of experience.
Certified Medical Assistant certification is required.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification is required.

Responsibilities

Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Perform basic nursing procedures such as weighing patients, taking vital signs, listening to fetal heart tones, performing venipunctures, checking blood sugars, and completing other indicated laboratory procedures.
Retrieve the patient's initial basic evaluation and report it to the appropriate practitioner.
Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families during visits while demonstrating sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy.
Assist physicians or practitioners with examinations, various obstetrics and gynecology procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
Ensure adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment.
Monitor and ensure the accuracy of patient medical-record entries, maintain required reports and statistics, assist with laboratory requests, and file laboratory results in patient charts.
Inspect the area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards, and take corrective action when appropriate.
Clean instruments, clean and restock examination rooms daily, and transport instruments to sterile processing as needed.
Obtain informed consent after the procedure has been explained to the patient.
Perform critical skills and deliver care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Enhance professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Attend required meetings.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Overview

Certified Medical Assistant, Fort Sanders Women's Specialist

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Perinatal Overview:

Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, part of Covenant Health, specializes in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies. For more than 25 years, the center has provided expert guidance and advanced services for complex conditions such as multiples, maternal age, diabetes, hypertension, and infertility-related pregnancies. With locations in Knoxville, Morristown, and Sevierville, the team is dedicated to helping families make informed decisions and ensuring the safest possible outcomes for mothers and babies.

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, performs basic nursing procedures on patients. Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.

Responsibilities

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Performs basic nursing procedures such as weighing patients, taking vital signs and listening to fetal heart tones. Performs venipunctures, blood sugars, and other lab procedures as indicated.
Retrieves initial basic evaluation of patient and reports to appropriate practitioner.
Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families during visit; demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy.
Assists physicians or practitioner with examinations, various OB/GYN procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and necessary equipment.
Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient's medical records. Maintains all required reports, statistics, etc. Assists with filling out lab requests and filing lab results in patient's chart.
Inspects area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards and takes corrective action when appropriate.
Assists with cleaning instruments and cleaning and re-stocking examination rooms on a daily basis. Transports instruments to sterile processing as needed.
Obtains informed consent after procedure has been explained to patient.
Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to age-specific needs of the population served.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
Attends meetings as required.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience

One (1) year related experience required, or new graduate with less than (1) year experience.

Licensure Requirement

Certified Medical Assistant required. CPR required.

About the Company

Covenant Health of East Tennessee

Community-owned, not-for-profit regional healthcare network

Covenant Health is a not-for-profit, community-owned integrated health system serving East Tennessee, with nine acute-care hospitals plus a behavioral health hospital, outpatient clinics, physician practices, and homecare. It coordinates a wide range of medical services—from cancer and cardiac care to surgical and behavioral health—through an interconnected network across 25 counties. Revenue comes from patient services and philanthropic foundations, and any excess is reinvested into facilities, technology, and programs to improve patient care. Its goal is to enhance the quality of life in East Tennessee by expanding access to care and investing in services and technology that support better patient outcomes.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Oak Ridge, TN
Founded: 1997

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