Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

## At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. ## We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and **The Power of Every One.** ### Job Title Medical Assistant - Family Medicine ### Location Beachwood ### Facility Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center ### Department Family Medicine-Ambulatory Operations ### Job Code C15016 ### Shift Day/Evening Rotation ### Schedule 7:00am-3:30pm/7:30am-8:00pm ### Job Summary ### Job Details Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center continues to provide the excellent healthcare our patients have come to expect from Cleveland Clinic. At this facility, you will join a team of caregivers committed to serving the east side community with compassion, empathy and kindness. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Family Medicine team is uniquely trained to care for patients as a whole person, regardless of age or sex. The cornerstone of Family Medicine is an ongoing, personal relationship between caregivers and patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes. Caregivers and patients work together to achieve the best possible health outcomes. **A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm. 1 day per week will be until 8:00pm and 1 Saturday per month will be 8:00am to 12:00pm.** 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 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. - Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period. Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: - Medical Assisting certification. - Successful completion of a 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 Prote…