Medical Assistant or LPN - Pediatric Primary Care

                    

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Job Title

Medical Assistant or LPN - Pediatric Primary Care

                        

Location

Medina

                    

Facility

Medina Medical Office Building

                     

Department

Medina Mob Admin-Regional Operations

                      

Job Code

C15016

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm/8:00pm-8:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

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 Medina Medical Building provides comprehensive Pediatric Primary Care services to children and teens to help promote healthy development and overall wellness.

A caregiver in this position can work varying hours between 7:00am to 3:30pm, 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm on 8-hour shifts with one 12-hour day a week and rotating Saturdays requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

As a Medical Assistant:

• 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. Administers specific medications under direction of provider.

• Maintain equipment, medical supplies, and examination areas.  

• Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.  

OR

As an LPN:

• A Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN and/or physician.

• Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients. 

• Complete nursing assessments and report all data. 

• Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients’ responses. 

• Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments. 

• Perform routine laboratory tests. 

• Educate patients and family members. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

As a Medical Assistant:

• 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) or the American Red Cross. If you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it during your new hire period  

OR

As an LPN:

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing   assisting program OR military training as a hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1)  

• Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Medical Assisting Certification

• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic Externship

• Proficiency in the use of an electronic medical record

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good hand-eye coordination, involves extensive standing walking and occasional lifting.

• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.

• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or body fluids.

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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