Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

## 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 - Orthopedics ### Location Cleveland ### Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus ### Department Orthopaedics-Ambulatory Operations ### Job Code C15016 ### Shift Variable ### Schedule 8:00am-4:30pm ### Job Summary ### Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for patients, families, and visitors. Working collaboratively with clinical and administrative staff, you will support medication management, patient monitoring, and a variety of clinical and office tasks. This position offers broad clinical exposure through hands-on involvement in patient care, compliance, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams. **A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.** 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) - 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:** - Foll…