Clinical Assistant II - Family Medicine

                    

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Job Title

Clinical Assistant II - Family Medicine

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Primary Care Treasure Coast Vero

                     

Department

Vero Internal Medicine-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

0011IR

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital’s Primary Care of the Treasure Coast and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, we are committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

Cleveland Clinic Community Care offers high quality, patient-centered primary care. Our dedicated care teams provide healthcare for all ages, from newborns to older adults, focusing on prevention and wellness, the diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses as well as complex diseases, and management of chronic conditions. By joining the Family Medicine team as a Clinical Assistant, you will provide professional nursing care to patients within this practice. You will room patients, assist with setting up refills on the computer, obtain referrals, and give injections. This position will allow you to further your skills and help to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care.   

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.  

• Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.  

• Administer medications and treatments.  

• Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.  

• Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings. 

• Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment. 

• Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.  

• Cover other nursing roles within the department.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program) 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross 

• One year of recent experience a