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Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Department of Nephrology and Hypertension at Cleveland Clinic in Florida provides complete care for common and complex kidney diseases. Our kidney medicine specialists help people who have kidney disease, high blood pressure, and other kidney-related issues. By joining the Nephrology team as a Medical Assistant, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients, families and visitors. You will room up to 20 patients per day, process in-basket encounters, and work closely with nephrologists and kidney providers. You will also travel to Tiffany and Tradition, depending on the provider schedule, one week per month. All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes for our patients. Additionally, you will receive ample opportunities to enhance your skills, gain hands-on experience, and explore advanced positions at Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 4:30PM.

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 and documenting patient care.

+ Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.

+ Administer specific medications under the direction of the provider.

+ 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

+ Military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered

+ Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience

+ Current demonstrated clinical proficiency

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Medical Assisting certification (CMA, NCMA or CCMA)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross - if you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period

+ Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship

+ Seasoned LPN

+ Nephrology experience

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

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