Medical Assistant - Vascular Surgery

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus is seeking an LPN to join the Vascular Surgery team. You will work with a passionate care team, support patient care, and contribute to outstanding outcomes within the Cleveland Clinic system.

This full-time role runs 8:00am to 4:30pm and involves screenings, specimen collection, documenting care, and some administrative duties. Preferred qualifications include BLS certification and completion of an externship.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an approved medical assisting program or military medical training (68W/4N0X1).
• Completion of a clinical externship or extensive clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with screenings and treatments; gather health information, update allergies, collect specimens, perform tests, and document care.
• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.
• Maintain equipment, medical supplies and examination areas.
• Perform administrative duties: filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration.

Skills

BLS certification

Patient care

Monitor patient condition

Education

Graduate from an approved medical assisting program

Military medical training (68W/4N0X1)

Job description

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As an LPN on Main Campus’ Vascular Surgery team, you will assist fellow caregivers in providing exceptional, top-quality care to a diverse patient population. In this role, you can make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, all while enhancing your nursing skills through hands-on experience and numerous educational resources offered within the Cleveland Clinic system.

This is a full-time position. A caregiver in this role will work 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• Medical Assisting certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period.
• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship.

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities.

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.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $19.75

Maximum hourly: $27.75

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).