What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Assistant - Endocrinology position at Cleveland Clinic?
Medical Assistant - Endocrinology
Join the Cleveland Clinic’s Middleburg Heights Family Health Center, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. To provide convenience and top-quality medical care close to home, the Middleburg Heights Family Health Center has a Pharmacy (with a drive-thru), Laboratory, Imaging department, and physical therapy gym along with 145 exam rooms, 11 physical therapy rooms, 29 procedure rooms, and various blood draw stations.
Endocrine conditions are often complex and involve many systems within the body. Our endocrinologists are experts at diagnosing and treating a number of diseases and disorders, ranging from diabetes to thyroid disorders and cancers.
A caregiver in this position works 8:00am – 5:00pm.
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.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Medical Assisting certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA). 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:
- Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
- 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.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
