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Job Title Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine Location Independence Facility Independence Family Health Center Department Internal Medicine-Ambulatory Operations Job Code C15016 Shift Variable Schedule 7:30am-8:00pm Job Summary Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic’s Independence Family Health Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
This patient-friendly facility offers primary care, express care and a wide array of specialty services.
Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.
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 hours ranging between 7:30am and 8:00pm.
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 (As designated by the Enterprise MA Steering Committee) Completion of a clinical externship (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship) Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (within new hire period) Current demonstrated clinical proficiency Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Medical Assisting Certification Successful completion of 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.
