Medical Assistant Family Medicine
Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cuyahoga Falls
Posted on: July 29, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Utilizes medical and administrative skills to
provide support to patients and health care staff under the
supervision of a physician or nurse. Responsibilities: Assists with
performing screening and treatments by gathering information
related to health maintenance, collecting specimens, performing
tests, and documenting patient care. Updates health maintenance at
patient visit, accurately identifies medication changes and updates
allergy information at each visit. Monitors and communicates
changes in patient condition. Administers specific medications
under direction of provider. Maintains equipment and medical
supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and
troubleshooting. Maintains examination areas. Assists in pre-visit
planning by updating the health maintenance tab. Performs
administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing,
reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration. Other
duties as assigned. Education: Must be a graduate from an approved
Medical Assisting Program. (As designated by the Enterprise MA
Steering Committee) Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM),
Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be
considered. Current demonstrated clinical proficiency. Completion
of a clinical externship. (Extensive clinical experience may be
considered in lieu of formal clinical externship). MA Certification
preferred. Certifications: Successful completion of Basic Life
Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required
within new hire period. Complexity of Work: Requires critical
thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with
minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful
environment and take appropriate action. Work Experience:
Successful completion of CC Externship preferred. 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.
Keywords: Cleveland Clinic, Cuyahoga Falls , Medical Assistant Family Medicine, Healthcare , Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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