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Medical Assistant - Nephrology
- Cleveland Clinic (Avon Lake, OH)
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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.
Cleveland Clinic's nephrology team has experience in diagnosing and treating all kidney conditions, from the smallest to the biggest. Whether it's a blood pressure disorder, kidney stones or chronic kidney diseases, this team helps patients get their numbers back to a comfortable place, help with pain, walk through treatment plans and provide guidance through each step. As a Medical Assistant, you will support multiple provides in the clinic and support the Saturday clinic initiative.
A caregiver in this position could work 2 12-hour shifts and 2 8-hr shifts per week.
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). 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
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/
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.
Pay Range
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.
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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