- Location
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- Associate
- Source
- Workday
Description
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
Clinical Administrative Assistant II
Location
Cleveland
Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department
Thoracic Surgery-Heart Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Job Code
B99911
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:30am-5:00pm
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.
The Administrative Assistant will interact daily with patients, cardiac surgeons, nurses, and other clinical staff while managing heavy phone volume, MyChart messages, and EPIC tasks. This role serves as a key communication hub—
coordinating appointments, relaying important information, assisting with refills, and supporting the overall workflow of the cardiac surgery team to ensure timely, accurate, and professional patient care.
A caregiver in this position works days, M-F, 8:00am—5:00pm. No holidays or weekends
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Patient Facing
Manage incoming correspondence for disbursement to the appropriate practice.
Serve as the first point of contact for outside and internal referrals and patient/family inquiries, and triage appropriately.
Manage external medical records, including initial and follow-up phone calls and entering images into the EPIC system.
Effectively document and convey patient matters to appropriate medical professionals and initiate pending order and labs, etc.
Manage physician clinic schedules, including slot management and reconciling scheduling errors.
Collect insurance information, forward it to Patient Financial Advisors and follow-up as required.
Assist patients with check-in for virtual appointments.
Initiate patient referral processes and monitor referrals for empaneled patients.
Assist with messages and inbound calls.
Other duties as assigned.
Administrative
Respond to provider’s emails and manage staff out-of-office arrangements.
Respond to referral emails
Schedule meetings, manage travel and reimbursement processes, and assist with recertification/licensing renewal.
Offer IT assistance.
Arrange and execute all department events and manage incoming mail.
Take and transcribe meeting minutes.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
High School Diploma or GED
3 years of administrative assistant experience in a professional setting
OR Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree may substitute two years of experience
Experience with Electronic Medical Records
Must complete EPIC training during first year
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite products (Outlook, Word, Excel or Power Point)
*Experience may be assessed with an on-line Skills Assessment
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Associate’s Degree
Healthcare experience
Typing proficiency of with accuracy
Physical Requirements:
Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
Ability to travel throughout the hospital system
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
In some locations, the ability to move up to 20 pounds
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective.
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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
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.
If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
