Medical Assistant - Urgent Care

Cleveland Clinic; Vero Beach (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, FL as a Medical Assistant for Urgent Care. You will support patient intake, rooming, and clinical tasks in a fast-paced clinic.

Responsibilities include assisting with screenings, updating patient information, administering medications under provider direction, maintaining rooms and equipment, and performing clerical duties to keep operations smooth. Full-time, daytime hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include graduation from an approved Medical Assisting program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through AHA or Red Cross is required or obtained during hire.
• Completion of a clinical externship or extensive clinical experience is expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist with rooming patients, conduct patient intakes, and perform administrative tasks.
• Monitor patient condition and communicate changes to the care team.
• Administer medications under the direction of the provider and maintain equipment and exam areas.

Education

Medical Assisting program

CMA/NCMA/CCMA (preferred)

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 - Urgent Care

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Pointe West Urgent Care-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

000655

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30am

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providingoptimalfamily-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic Express Care Clinics and Urgent Care Clinics are designed to provide patients with quick access to medical care for common health problems.No matter how common or complex a condition is, this team works in collaboration with otherspecialists to coordinate and manage patient care.As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will collaborate with fellow caregivers to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients,familiesand visitors. You willassistwith rooming patients, conducting patient intakes, administrativetasksand more. All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes. Additionally, you will receiveample opportunitiesto enhance your skills, gain hands-onexperienceand explore advanced positions at Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position worksdaysfrom 8:00AM - 4:30PM.

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.
• Administer specific medications under the direction of the provider.
• 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
• Military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered
• 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
• Currentdemonstratedclinicalproficiency

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting certification (CMA, NCMA or CCMA)
• 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.