Medical Assistant / Endoscopy

Cleveland ClinicTwinsburg, OH, United States

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Medical Assistant / Endoscopy

Join Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center to become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing the community with advanced specialty care, primary care, and various surgical services. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding, lifelong career at Cleveland Clinic.

At Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center, a variety of upper endoscopic diagnostic procedures are offered to identify the causes of abdominal or chest pain, nausea and vomiting, heartburn, bleeding, and swallowing disorders. More accurate than X-rays, endoscopy can also help identify inflammation, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcers, and tumors. Lower endoscopy is used to evaluate stomach pain and intestinal bleeding and detect polyps in the colon that may lead to colon cancer.

This is a part-time position. Caregivers in this role will work 24 hours 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

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 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.

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

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.

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

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Medical Assistant • Twinsburg, OH, United States