Medical Assistant - Cancer Treatment Center

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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Cancer Treatment Center

Location

Uniontown

Facility

Green Health and Wellness

Department

Cancer Trt Ctr-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Shift

Days

Schedule

8 : 00am-4 : 30pm / 7 : 30am-4 : 00pm

Job Summary

Join the Cleveland Clinic Akron General 's Green Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.

The experienced team of oncology and hematology specialists at Akron General Health and Wellness in Green work together with a multi-disciplinary team to take cancer treatment to the next level they treat the patient, not the disease. 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 Monday-Friday, as needed, from 8 : 00 AM 4 : 30 PM or 7 : 30AM 4 : 00PM. Floating between Green, Bath and Stow Health and Wellness Centers will be required, as needed.

Responsibilities

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

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

Preferred Qualifications

Medical Assisting certification

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

Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship

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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.

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.

Requires walking or standing to a significant degree; sitting, pushing and / or pulling of arm or leg controls.

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 followed 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.

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