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Job Title Medical Assistant - Pediatrics Location Westlake Facility Westlake Medical Office Building Department Pediatrics-Ambulatory Operations Job Code C15016 Shift Variable Schedule 7:00am-8:00pm Job Summary Job Details Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare.
Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for patients, families, and visitors.
Working collaboratively with clinical and administrative staff, you will support medication management, patient monitoring, and a variety of clinical and office tasks.
This position offers broad clinical exposure through hands-on involvement in patient care, compliance, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams.
A caregiver in this position works Monday through Thursday between 7:00am and 8:00pm, Friday between 7:00am and 5:00pm and the weekend between 8:00am and 12:00pm.
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) or the American Red Cross.
If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your 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.
