Posted:
11/17/2024, 4:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Florida, United States ⋅ Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Medical Assistant – Infusion Services
Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.
Cleveland Clinic Florida diagnoses and treats many cancers at our Commission on Cancer®-accredited centers in South Florida and the Treasure Coast. Our cancer programs have been evaluated by independent organizations that set standards and best practices for providing cancer treatment. Each of our cancer centers has earned accreditations that show our programs meet or exceed national cancer treatment standards. As a Medical Assistant, you will provide infusion services to cancer patients in Tradition Hospital’s infusion suite.
A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00am—4:30pm or 8:30am—5:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Assist with performing screening and treatments by gathering information related to health maintenance, collecting specimens 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 direction of 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.
Current demonstrated clinical proficiency.
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) required within new hire period.
Clinical proficiency with phlebotomy.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Successful completion of Cleveland Clinic Externship.
Proficiency in EKG.
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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 cotrols; 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.
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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Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit