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Job Title

Medical Assistant - First Responder Wellness Initiative

                        

Location

Independence

                    

Facility

Independence West Creek

                     

Department

Ambulatory Operations Transition-Regional Operations

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

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 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.   

These caregivers will be joining the Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) that support the First Responder Wellness Initiative.  This initiative’s goal is to provide a comprehensive health and wellness program that delivers preventive health care and early identification services to first responders throughout northeast Ohio.  The goal is to ensure that uniformed personnel are healthy enough to work safely and effectively during their careers.  This program delivers comprehensive occupational physicals, preventive screenings, and vaccine administration to first responders

A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. No evenings, weekends or holidays. Floating is required as this role will be travelling to various locations and facilities within Northeast Ohio.

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 physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.