Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine

ccf; Independence Township (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Independence Family Health Center and contribute as a Medical Assistant in Internal Medicine. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to support patient care, medications, and clinical tasks in a welcoming environment.

You will gain broad clinical exposure through patient care, coordination with staff, and compliance activities, with shift coverage from 7:30am to 8:00pm, and opportunities for professional growth within a world-renowned health system.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program.
• Complete a clinical externship; extensive clinical experience may be considered.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or Red Cross.
• Clinical proficiency demonstrated in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Support medication management, patient monitoring, and clinical tasks.
• Collaborate with clinicians and administrative staff to coordinate care.
• Perform administrative duties including scheduling and patient registration.

Skills

Screenings

Medication management

Patient monitoring

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Medical Assisting Program

Clinical externship

BLS certification

Military HM/68W training

Tools

EHR systems

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 - Internal Medicine

Location

Independence

Facility

Independence Family Health Center

Department

Internal Medicine-Ambulatory Operations

Job Code

C15016

Shift

Variable

Schedule

7:30am-8:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Independence 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 specialty services. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for patients, families, and visitors. Working collaboratively with clinical and administrative staff, you will support medication management, patient monitoring, and a variety of clinical and office tasks. This position offers broad clinical exposure through hands-on involvement in patient care, compliance, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams.

A caregiver in this positionworks hours ranging between 7:30am and 8:00pm.

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 Assisting Program(Asdesignatedby the Enterprise MA Steering Committee)

• Completion of a clinical externship (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (within new hire period)

• Currentdemonstratedclinicalproficiency

• Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting Certification

• Successful completion of 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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