Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine

Posted:
9/12/2024, 6:51:05 AM

Location(s):
Bulacan, Philippines ⋅ Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines

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Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine

                        

Location

Garfield Hts

                    

Facility

Marymount Hospital

                     

Department

CC CIM Marymount-Primary Care Institute

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details


Medical Assistant - Internal Medicine  


Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County since 1949, Marymount Hospital is a 269-registered bed acute care, faith-based hospital and became the first regional hospital to become a member of the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System in 1995. This Magnet-recognized hospital maintains a strong commitment to the communities it serves through blending compassionate patient care with exceptional medical expertise. At Marymount Hospital, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.   
 

Marymount Hospital’s Internal Medicine team diagnoses, treats and cares for adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Rather than focusing on one part of the body, such as the heart or bones, this team knows all about the adult body systems. Whether a patient has sudden illness, a chronic condition or several health problems at once, this team is here to help. 
 

A caregiver in this position works 8:00AM – 4:30PM.  Additionally a caregiver in this role will work an evening a week and a Saturday rotation.
 

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.  


Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • Medical Assisting certification.  

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period.  

  • Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship.  


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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 is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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.

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