Cleveland Clinic·Colesville, Maryland
The Medical Assistant will collaborate with the healthcare team to provide patient care, including medication management, screenings, and monitoring patient conditions. Additionally, they will perform administrative duties such as scheduling, data entry, and maintaining medical supplies.
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Job Title Medical Assistant - Rheumatology Location Garfield Hts Facility Marymount Hospital Department Rheumatology-Medical Specialty Institute Job Code C15016 Shift Variable Schedule 8:00am-4:30am Job Summary Job Details Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County, Marymount Hospital is an acute care, faith-based hospital.
Here, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.
As a part of our team, you will build a rewarding, lifelong career in a diverse and welcoming environment.
As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients, families and visitors.
You will assist with medication management, patient monitoring, administrative tasks and more.
All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes.
Our caregivers are leading the charge for innovative rheumatology care.
They are always engaged in research to expand scientific understanding of rheumatologic conditions and finding new treatments to help.
A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 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.
Administer specific medications under the direction of the provider.
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 Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross within new hire period Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Medical Assisting Certification 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.
Candidates must be graduates of an approved Medical Assisting Program or have equivalent military medical training. A Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required, and completion of a clinical externship or relevant clinical experience is necessary.
Market context
Support-services roles in Maryland are often in steady demand in hospitals and care settings because they keep daily operations and patient support running. These positions can be competitive when employers want current CNA licensure, BLS certification, and acute-care experience, along with benefits such as PTO and insurance coverage. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your Maryland CNA status and AHA BLS details before applying.