Medical Assistant - Primary Care

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Primary Care

                        

Location

Lorain

                    

Facility

Amherst Family Health Center

                     

Department

CC SMG Amherst-Regional Operations

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Amherst Family Health Center and start a rewarding career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This facility offers a wide range of services, from primary and pediatric care to specialty surgeries and bone density testing. On this team, you will receive endless support and appreciation, work with state-of-the-art technology and learn from some of the best caregivers.

Cleveland Clinic offers primary care throughout the area and strives to provide complete, continuous, and compassionate care to our patients. We are committed to helping patients of all ages achieve good health and improve the quality of their lives. Our comprehensive and caring team includes a network of family physicians, internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers and much more. Primary care caregivers are typically the first medical point of contact for patients, helping to manage your overall health, diagnose new illnesses and manage chronic diseases. 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.    

A caregiver in this role will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm with potential variable hours including evening and Saturday rotations based on facility needs.

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  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/        

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 standin