Medical Assistant - Urology

Cleveland Clinic; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare team at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital as a Medical Assistant, where you'll provide direct patient care and perform a variety of administrative tasks. The role offers an opportunity to make a substantial impact within the community and enhance patient outcomes. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, relevant certifications, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Enjoy a supportive work culture committed to excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Taking medical histories and explaining procedures to patients.
• Performing basic laboratory tests and collecting specimens.
• Administering medications and monitoring patient conditions.

Skills

Basic Life Support

Medical knowledge

Communication

Education

Graduate from approved Medical Assisting Program

Military training as hospital Corpsman

Job description

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Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Mercy Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. 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.

Medical assistants have various administrative and clinical duties. These may include taking medical histories, explaining procedures to patients, collecting and preparing specimens for the lab or performing basic laboratory tests themselves, administering or instructing patients on the proper uses of medications, drawing blood, taking electrocardiograms, removing sutures, and changing dressings.

A caregiver in this position works days 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 hire or within new hire period
  
  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting certification
• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship
  
  

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.

Seniority level

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Employment type

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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