Gap Year Medical Assistant

Gap Year Medical/Surgical Assistant

Note: Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Start/end dates flexible.

The experience we provide is unparalleled: most medical students do not get this level of hands-on training. We also take mentoring seriously. Previous students have gone on to attend top medical schools in the country! 

Are you a premedical student on a gap year? Are you interested in getting hands on experience in endovascular surgery? Would you like to improve your chances by standing out in the medical school application process? 

Join Northwest Endovascular Surgery’s paid Pre-Med Medical Assistant/Surgical Assistant program! 

Saravanan Kasthuri, MD, serves as medical director at Northwest Endovascular Surgery (NWES) and is a clinical assistant professor at WSU Elson S Floyd College of Medicine. He is passionate about providing students with a holistic view of healthcare and hands-on experience to learn and engage with every aspect of running a successful practice.  

In this position, interns are trained in four key aspects of the practice: front desk work, medical assisting/scribing, assisting with minor surgical procedures, preparing patients for surgery, scrubbing in to assist on endovascular surgical procedures. Interns support the NWES team and provide ideas to promote efficiency in the care process while gaining key clinical exposure to prepare them for their future in healthcare. 

This is an excellent opportunity for premedical students on a gap year looking to gain key clinical exposure and invaluable insights into the workings of a medical practice that will prepare them for their future as a leader in medicine. 

Roles and Duties: 

General:  

• Work to maintain our values by engaging with the NWES team in a professional and friendly manner. 
• Step in as needed to help any of the other staff. 
• Participate in weekly meetings and lead daily huddles. 
• Maintain a clean and tidy workspace and complete necessary housekeeping tasks. 
• Maintain a positive attitude and work to maximize patient satisfaction and practice efficiency. 

Reception:  

• Provide a welcoming atmosphere to patients. 
• Check-in patients in a friendly manner as they arrive.
• Obtain needed paperwork. 
• Answer calls positively and professionally.  
• Relay any necessary information to the rest of the team. 

Scheduling and Clerical duties:  

• Help process referrals. 
• Collect patient demographic and insurance data.  
• Obtain necessary insurance authorizations.  
• Ensure all necessary labs and imaging are scheduled before the patient is seen in the clinic.  
• Schedule new patient and follow-up appointments as well as the appropriate procedures as directed by the physician.

Clinic and Patient care:  

• Work to ensure the physician's time in the clinic is spent efficiently by generating clinic templates, recording patient history, completing pre-registration calls to verify appointments, and obtaining a clinical history from patients.  
• During clinic hours PMAs room patients, obtain their vitals, collective subjective information from the patient and family, and identify the main objective the patient wants to accomplish through their appointment.  
• PMAs then convey this information to the physician in an efficient manner and assist the physician with notes during the clinical examination. Responsible for room cleaning and turnover. 

Minor surgical procedural care:  

• Assist in helping the team and physician in the vascular and spinal interventional procedures.
• Prepare sterile field and instruments for the physician.
• Support RNs, RTs, and scrub techs with noting vitals, and procedural inventory.
• Provide appropriate surgical supplies during the procedure.
• Clean, disinfect, and turn over rooms.
• Monitor pre/post-op patients as instructed.
• Keep all areas clean, tidy, and sanitized.

Surgical Scrubbing: 

• Serve as the second assist during endovascular procedures
• Progress to primary assist person.

Qualifications Desired:  

Education: University graduate with a pre-med or equivalent major, currently in their gap year(s) before medical school. 

GPA: 3.7 minimum 

MCAT Exam need to be taken before starting the position. 

Experience: none required, but lab work and/or customer service experience preferred 

Certification: BLS required 

Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology preferred

Skills: 

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to be clear, courteous, and professional in all means of communication
• Comfortable with typing and working with computers

Abilities: 

• Avid learner with the ability to engage, ask questions, and the willingness to learn on a steep learning curve
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment and maintain composure in stressful situations
• Must be able to sit at the computer for lengths of time and stand for long periods of time.

At Northwest Endovascular Surgery, we do not discriminate based on color, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local, state, and federal laws. 

Note: Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Start/end dates flexible. Email us with any questions!