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Job Title

Medical Assistant - Virtual Primary Care Program

Location

Independence

Facility

Independence West Creek

Department

Ambulatory Operations Transition-Regional Operations

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

As a Medical Assistant supporting Cleveland Clinic's Virtual Primary Care Program, you will be part of an innovative team that delivers high-quality care in a virtual setting. Working closely with RNs and other healthcare professionals, you'll help ensure patients receive seamless, compassionate support through medication management, patient monitoring and essential clinical and administrative tasks. This role offers a unique opportunity to broaden your clinical experience by engaging in diverse aspects of patient care, compliance and interdisciplinary coordination. With a strong focus on professional growth, this position provides meaningful hands-on experience and serves as an excellent foundation for continued advancement within the clinical environment.

This is a PRN position that will be stationed on-site at Independence West Creek. This is not a remote position. A caregiver in this role will cover between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm.

Job 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) will be considered.
• Completion of a clinical externship (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship).
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (within new hire period).
• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

• 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.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.

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