Medical Assistant

Medical Assistants provides age appropriate and culturally sensitive care to students under the direct supervision of RNs, NPs, or physicians in an inclusive, collaborative, and integrated Center for Health and Wellness.

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, hourly position that runs from August 1 - June 1 each year, with a hiring range of $19.92 - $24.40 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Supports providers by rooming patients, collecting health information, taking vital signs, and managing tasks for associated visit
• Maintains exam rooms by ordering required supplies and keeping exam rooms stocked for patient visits
• Administers required vaccines including MMR, Varicella, Tdap, hepatitis B, Meningitis ACWY, HPV, travel-associated vaccines, and subcutaneous and intramuscular injectable medications as prescribed and directed
• Conducts and interprets point of care testing including but not limited to urinalysis, urine pregnancy test, rapid strep test, Covid antigen test, hemoglobin, and blood glucose
• Collects specimens (and instructs student in self-collection of specimens), utilizing appropriate technique for phlebotomy, ensuring patient safety in the event of syncopal episode
• Demonstrates proficiency in technical procedures including but not limited to EKG, nebulizer treatments, suture removal, ear irrigation, audiometry, and wound care
• Completes timely documentation in the EHR according to best practices and Health Services policies
• Communicates professionally and effectively with students, colleagues, and collaborating care staff

Requirements:
• Commitment to multicultural approaches to clinical care
• Commitment to addressing intersections of multiple identities and their related health outcomes
• Successful collaborator with cross-discipline colleagues to support positive outcomes
• Interest in the social, psychological, and physical developmental stages of college students
• CPR certification
• 2 years of experience in acute care, long term care, or clinical office setting
• Medical assistant certification or equivalent (e.g. LNA license with phlebotomy training, EMT license, etc.)

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Potential exposure to communicable diseases. May need to help patient onto and off of exam table. Functions in a fast-paced clinical environment. Able to provide care occasionally into the evening or on weekends, to support student outreach activities, for continuity of care, and in management of an acute crisis. Cross-campus and cross-town travel may be required.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Benefits:
As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.