Medical Assistant - Orthopaedics

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Orthopaedics

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Orthopaedics-Integrated Surgical Institute

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Day/Evening Rotation

                       

Schedule

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

                       

Job Summary

Utilizes medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and health care staff under the supervision of a physician or nurse.

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Medical Assistant on the Orthopedics 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.  

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position could Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm or 4:00pm 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) 

• Successful completion of 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.
• Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physical