Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

ccf; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System's Solon Family Health Center is seeking a Medical Assistant to join the Internal Medicine-Ambulatory Operations team. You will support primary care services at a busy Family Medicine center, collaborate with clinicians, and help deliver world-class patient care.

Responsibilities include performing screenings, updating patient information, maintaining exam areas, and handling administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Graduates of an approved medical assisting program or equivalent military medical training.
• Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience.
• BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross at hire or during the onboarding period.

Responsibilities

• Assist with screenings and treatments by updating health maintenance information, tracking medication changes, updating allergies, 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.

Education

Medical Assisting program diploma

Military medical training (HM, 68W, 4N0X1)

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

Location

Solon

Facility

Solon Family Health Center

Department

Internal Medicine-Ambulatory Operations

Job Code

C15016

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Solon Family Health Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.This patient-friendly facility offers primary care, express care and a wide array of specialties providing patients with the world-class care Cleveland Clinic is known for.Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support andappreciationand build a rewarding career.

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 Monday through Friday from 8:0am to 4:30pm with 1 evening per week required. Saturday rotations are also required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assistwith performing screenings and treatments by gathering and updating information related to health maintenance,identifyingmedication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performingtestsand documenting patient care.

• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.

• Maintain equipment, medicalsuppliesand examination areas.

• Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, dataentryand patient registration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an approved medical assistingprogramOR military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1).

• Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or the American Red Crossupon hire or willing to obtain during the new hire period.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting certification.

• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship.

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.