Medical Assistant - Primary Care

ccf; Plain Township (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton is seeking a Medical Assistant to support primary care teams at Plain Mercy Health Center. You will perform administrative and clinical tasks, assist with screenings and treatments, and help coordinate patient flow in a fast-paced environment.

You will update patient information, maintain examination areas and equipment, schedule appointments, and handle data entry and registration, contributing to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program or military medical training (HM/68W/4N0X1).
• Basic Life Support certification required or obtained during hire.
• Completion of a clinical externship or extensive clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with screenings and treatments, update patient info, collect specimens, document care.
• Monitor patient condition and communicate changes.
• Maintain equipment and examination areas.
• Perform clerical duties such as filing, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Skills

BLS Certification

Clinical externship

Data entry

Patient registration

Education

Medical Assisting Program

Military training: HM/68W/4N0X1

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 - Primary Care

Location

Canton

Facility

Plain Mercy Health Center

Department

Plain Health Center-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

C15016

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic Community Care offers high quality, patient-centered primary care. Our dedicated care teams provide healthcare for all ages, from newborns to older adults, focusing on prevention and wellness, the diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses as well as complex diseases and management of chronic conditions.As a Medical Assistant, you will support your fellow caregivers and healthcare staff by performing various administrative and medical tasks. This role is integral to the organization and functioning of the department, allowing you to leave a lasting impact on patients,familiesand caregivers every day.

A caregiver in this position works 7:00am to 5:30pm on 4-10hr shifts.

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 approvedMedicalAssistingProgram OR military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period

• Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical AssistingCertification

• 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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