Medical Assistant OCC Health - Occupational Health

About the job

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Medical Assistant OCC Health - Occupational Health

Location

Hiram

Facility

Great Lakes Cheese Company

Department

CC At Work-Caregiver Office

Job Code

C99954

Shift

Days

Schedule

5:30am-1:30pm/12:00pm-6:00pm

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.

The Outpatient Clinical Care Assistant (OCCA) will utilize medical and administrative skills to provide support to patient and healthcare staff. Ideal candidates need to be comfortable working independently and can support high volume patients/caregivers. Care will be provided to our caregivers and not the patient population. This role will provide in-house drug screening certification within the first 90 days. Onboarding for new caregivers may include drug screening, drawing blood, and mask fit testing.

This is a part-time role. A caregiver in this position will work Mondays from 5:30am to 1:30pm, Tuesdays from 12:00pm to 6:00pm, Wednesdays from 5:30am to 3:00pm and Thursdays from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. No weekends or holidays required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Utilize medical and administrative skills to support patients and caregivers.

• Assist with performing assessments and treatments.

• Gather and update information related to health maintenance and specimen collection.

• Document patient care.

• Identify medication changes and update allergies at each visit.

• Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.

• Administer specific medications under the direction of a physician.

• Maintain exam rooms, equipment, and medical supplies.

• Assist in pre-visit planning and updating health maintenance tabs.

• Complete filing, reception duties, scheduling, data entry and patient registration.

• Travel to other Cleveland Clinic locations as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an approved Medical Assisting program.

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

• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency

• 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 . This will be required within the new hire period

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assistant (MA) certification

• Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic Externship

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.
• Medium Work: Requires full body motion including handling and lifting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or moving 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently.
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.