Administrative Assistant I - Center for Family Medicine

Posted:
10/21/2025, 9:46:44 PM

Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Akron, Ohio, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

                    

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Job Title

Administrative Assistant I - Center for Family Medicine

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Primary Care-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

B16018

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.    

 
The Center for Family Medicine (CFM) is a busy outpatient teaching practice that provides a full range of Primary Care services to adults and children. This center also performs many office-based procedures, osteopathic manipulation and medication assisted treatment for opioid addiction. As Administrative Assistant on this team, you are an essential part of ensuring smooth operations and improving coordination, allowing caregivers to focus on patient care. This position is a great steppingstone to others within the Administrative track and beyond. 

 
A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM 

 
A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Perform various administrative duties to support assigned areas, such as scheduling, handling phone calls, greeting customers and correspondence.  

  • Manage and prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously and effectively. 

  • Act as a liaison between internal and external customers by greeting customers and answering and triaging phone calls.  

  • Administer calendars and schedule management.  

  • Compose and prepare various correspondence, such as reports, forms, presentation materials and messages.  

  • Provide coverage of other areas, such as front end, point of service and registration.  

 
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • High school diploma or GED  

  • One year of office experience   

  • Experience using Microsoft Office Suite products, such as Outlook, Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Your experience may be assessed with an online skills assessment  

 
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • Two years of college or business school  

  • Typing proficiency of 35 WPM with accuracy 

  • Clerical experience in a healthcare setting 

 
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ 

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods

  • Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment

  • Ability to travel throughout the hospital system

  • Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information

  • In some locations, ability to move up to 20 pounds

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using 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 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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