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Medical Assistant - Functional Medicine

Medical Assistant - Functional Medicine

Cleveland ClinicChagrin Falls, OH, US
18 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Power of Every One

Join the Cleveland Clinic Team at Chagrin Falls Family Health Center to experience patient care at its best. This patient-friendly facility offers the Chagrin Falls community primary care, a Center for LGBT Care and additional specialty services. On our team, you will experience endless opportunities to enhance your skills, learn from your fellow caregivers and build a rewarding, lifelong career.

Medical Assistant - Functional Medicine

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.

A caregiver in this position works 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm with rotating evening and weekend requirements.

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) 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 standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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    Medical Assistant • Chagrin Falls, OH, US