Medical Assistant - Ambulatory Pediatrics

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Ambulatory Pediatrics

                        

Location

Rocky River

                    

Facility

Rocky River Urgent Care

                     

Department

Ambulatory Operations Transition-Regional Operations

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

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.   

Cleveland Clinic Express Care and Urgent Care Clinics are designed to provide patients with quick access to medical care for common health problems. Our Rocky River location is currently looking to add a Medical Assistant – Pediatrics to our growing team. This role utilizes medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and health care staff under the supervision of a physician or nurse. 

Caregivers in this position work 8:00am to 5:00pm with evening/Saturday rotations. Hours will vary based on facility needs.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Assists with performing screening and treatments by gathering information related to health maintenance, collecting specimens, performing tests, and documenting patient care. 
• Update health maintenance at patient visits, accurately identifies medication changes and updates allergy information at each visit. 
• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition. Administers specific medications under the direction of the provider. 
• Maintain equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning, and troubleshooting. 
• Maintain examination areas 
• Assist in pre-visit planning by updating the health maintenance tab. 
• Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry, and patient registration. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Must be a 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. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• MA Certification preferred 
• Successful completion of CC Externship preferred 

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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.
• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted