<p>Medical Assistant - Outpatient Care</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Medical Assistants have various administrative and clinical duties, such as taking medical histories, explaining procedures to patients, collecting and preparing specimens for the lab and more. In this role, you will utilize medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and health care staff under the supervision of a physician or nurse.</p> <p>A caregiver in this position works from 8:00AM - 4:30PM and 8:30AM - 5:00PM.</p> <p>A caregiver who excels in this role will:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition. </li><li>Maintain equipment, medical supplies and examination areas. </li><li>Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration. </li></ul> <p>Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:</p> <ul> <li>Graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program OR military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) </li><li>Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience OR extensive clinical experience </li><li>Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period </li></ul> <p>Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:</p> <ul> <li>Medical Assisting certification. </li><li>Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship </li></ul> <p>Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/</p> <p>Physical Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Manual dexterity to operate office equipment </li><li>Extended periods of standing, walking or sitting </li><li>Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision </li><li>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 to move objects </li></ul> <p>Personal Protective Equipment:</p> <ul> <li>Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required </li></ul> <p>Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.</p>