Medical Assistant/LPN Ambulatory - Family Medicine

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

Cleveland Clinic Community Care provides comprehensive and coordinated care for patients throughout their adult life, starting at the age of 18. Internal Medicine caregivers diagnose, treat and care for adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Rather than focusing on one part of the body, Internal Medicine caregivers know all about the adult body systems and focus on preventing and treating adult diseases.

This role will hire for a Medical Assistant or LPN Ambulatory

A caregiver in this position will work an 8-hour day shift. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM and Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Caregivers work one evening shift per week until 8:00 PM and participate in a Saturday rotation approximately once per month from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. There are no holiday requirements.

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.

OR for an LPN

• 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:

• 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

OR for an LPN

• Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing

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

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting certification

• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship

• One year of patient care 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

Minimum hourly: $19.75

Maximum hourly: $27.75

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities