Medical Assistant - Rheumatology

## 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 - Rheumatology ### Location Strongsville ### Facility Strongsville Fam Health Surg Center ### Department Strongsville Admin-Regional Operations ### Job Code C15016 ### Shift Days ### Schedule 8:00am-4:30am ### Job Summary ### Job Details When you join the Cleveland Clinic’s Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center team, you become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers a wide array of services to provide patients with unparalleled care and support. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless appreciation and build a rewarding career. As a Medical Assistant on this team, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients, families and visitors. You will assist with medication management, patient monitoring, administrative tasks and more. All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes. Our caregivers are leading the charge for innovative rheumatology care. They are always engaged in research to expand scientific understanding of rheumatologic conditions and finding new treatments to help. **A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 4:30pm with rotating evenings and weekends.** 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 American Red Cross upon or within 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 Protective Equipment:** - Follows stand…