Medical Assistant- Family Medicine

AECOM; Rocky River (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Ohio as a caregiver, where you will provide essential support in patient care and administrative duties. This role requires a compassionate individual, preferably with a medical assisting certification. You'll be part of a team focused on delivering high-quality healthcare outcomes while receiving support for your professional growth.

Benefits

Endless support and appreciation

Qualifications

• Completion of a clinical externship or extensive clinical experience.
• Preferred: Medical Assisting certification and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with screenings and treatments.
• Monitor patient condition and communicate changes.
• Perform clerical duties like scheduling and data entry.

Skills

Patient Care

Clerical Skills

Communication

Education

Graduate from an approved medical assisting program

Military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)

Tools

Medical Equipment

Job description

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Family Medicine team is uniquely trained to care for patients as a whole person, regardless of age or sex. The cornerstone of Family Medicine is an ongoing, personal relationship between caregivers and patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes. Caregivers and patients work together to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

**A caregiver in this position works varying shifts.**

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Assist with performing screenings and treatments by gathering and updating information related to health maintenance, identifying medication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performing tests and documenting patient care.

+ Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.

+ Maintain equipment, medical supplies and examination areas.

+ Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Graduate from an approved medical assisting program OR military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)

+ Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Medical Assisting certification

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period

+ Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

**Physical Requirements:**

+ Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

+ May require extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.

+ Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.

+ Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.

+ Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

+ Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

**Personal Protective Equipment:**

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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