Medical Assistant/Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Digestive Disease Institute

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant/Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant - Digestive Disease Institute

                        

Location

Beachwood

                    

Facility

Beachwood Medical Office Building

                     

Department

DDSI CIG-Digestive Disease Institute

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm/8:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

This role could support a Medical Assistant or an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant.

Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute specializes in medical and surgical treatments for disorders related to the gastrointestinal tract. As a Medical Assistant or Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant, you will provide or assist with basic patient care activities supervised by an RN or LPN. Some of the daily duties include completing vitals, rooming intake, specialized testing based on the needs of the visit, completing questionnaires, and, within scope, assisting providers.   

A caregiver in this position will work 8:00am to 4:30pm or 7:30am to 4:00pm. No weekends, holidays or evenings required.

Responsibilities:

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• As an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant:

  • Provide or assist with patient care in an outpatient clinic under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP).  
  • Complete the rooming process, including vitals, height, weight, intake questions, documentation and reporting abnormal findings.  
  • Collect patient specimens, perform point of care testing and prepare specimens for transport to the lab.  
  • Prepare patients for and assist with exams, tests and procedures, such as EKG, Holter monitor application, pulse oximetry, hearing and vision screening, disinfection and sterilization.  
  • Administer treatments as directed, including the application of heat or cold, simple sterile dressing changes and applying/removing casts, braces and splints.  
  • Review printed instructions with patients.  
  • Assist with wound care.  
  • Document in the electronic health record.  
  • Assist with setting up the clinic for daily operations, in-baskets, closure of care gaps, maintaining clean and orderly work areas, and closing the clinic. 
  • Stock supplies and linens.  
  • Clean, monitor expiration dates, restock dressing supply carts, check AED units and oxygen tanks, and empty needle boxes using appropriate safety measures.  
  • Initiate CPR and other emergency measures. 

  OR

  As a Medical Assistant:

  • 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. Administers specific medications under direction of provider.
  • 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: 

  As an Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant:

  • A high school diploma or GED 
  • One year of recent healthcare experience in a hospital or ambulatory, homecare, assisted living, nursing home or long-term care setting 
  • Understanding of human anatomy, basic patient care activities and math 
  • Additional formal training/education may substitute some or all of the required experience 
  • If not already obtained, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross is required within the new hire period  

  OR

  As a Medical Assistant:

  • 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 the American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period  

  Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
  • Medium Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force rarely, and/or 0 to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
  • Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

  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 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. 

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