Medical Assistant - General Surgery

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the Cleveland Clinic as a Medical Assistant in the General Surgery unit, where you'll work collaboratively to enhance patient experiences. Responsibilities include performing screenings, managing patient information, and assisting with administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will possess a medical assisting program graduation or military training, with a focus on providing optimal care in a top-ranked healthcare institution.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program or military training.
• Completion of a clinical externship or extensive clinical experience.
• BLS Certification through the AHA.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient chart updates and specimen collection.
• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.
• Perform administrative duties including data entry and scheduling.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Patient monitoring

Communication

Education

Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

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Join our team at Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Named one of the top digestive disease centers in the nation, our Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute (DDSI) is the first of its kind to unite all specialists in gastroenterology and hepatology, bariatric surgery, colorectal surgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary and transplant surgery, and nutrition within one unique, fully integrated model of care. This innovative model of care is aimed at optimizing the patient experience. Here, you can work with a team of talented caregivers that provide the most advanced, safest and clinically proven treatments of the gastrointestinal tract.

As a Medical Assistant in the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients, families and visitors. You will assist with patient chart updates, specimen collection, medication management, condition monitoring, administrative tasks and more. Ultimately, all your efforts help ensure the best possible health outcomes and patient experiences.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 4:30PM.

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
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon or within new hire period
  
  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting Certification
• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship
• American Academy of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Certification
  
  

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.
  
  

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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