Medical Assistant - Cardiology

Cleveland Clinic • Strongsville, OH • 1d ago

When you join the Cleveland Clinic's Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center team, you become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers a wide array of services to provide patients with unparalleled care and support. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless appreciation and build a rewarding career.

Medical assistants have various administrative and clinical duties. These may include taking medical histories, explaining procedures to patients, collecting and preparing specimens for the lab or performing basic laboratory tests themselves, administering or instructing patients on the proper uses of medications, drawing blood, taking electrocardiograms, removing sutures, and changing dressings.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm and could cover weekends/evenings as needed.

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) or American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your 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.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $19.75

Maximum hourly: $27.75

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

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

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