Medical Assistant - Pulmonary Medicine

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Pulmonary Medicine

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Pulmonary Medicine-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:30am-4:00pm/8:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

At Cleveland Clinic's Respiratory Institute, we provide world-class patient care by combining our strengths in clinical care, research and education. With more than 170 pulmonologists, allergists/immunologists, infectious disease experts and critical care specialists, the Respiratory Institute staff diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of disorders in our outpatient offices, inpatient hospital floors, and intensive care units. We treat over 200,000 patients annually in our outpatient clinics and Cleveland Clinic is recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care.  

As a Medical Assistant on our Pulmonary Medicine 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 position works days, 7:30am—4:00pm or 8:30am—5:00pm. 

 
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)  

• Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered 

• Completion of a clinical externship (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship) 

• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (within new hire period) 

• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Medical Assisting Certification 

• Successful completion of Cleveland Clinic Externship 

 
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities.