req#: 217785
Location: Massillon, OH
Facilities: Mercy Hlth Ctr Massillon ,
Professional Area: Nursing Patient Support
Department: 9375 Lake Shared Costs-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital
Job Code: C15016
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
This position is a float MA role servicing our Mercy Hospital Massillon Primary Care and Mercy Hospital Jackson Primary Care locations. Utilizes medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and health care staff under the supervision of a physician or nurse. This MA role will travel between multiple sights.
Responsibilities: Assists with performing screening and treatments by gathering information related to health maintenance, collecting specimens, performing tests, and documenting patient care. Updates health maintenance at patient visit, accurately identifies medication changes and updates allergy information at each visit. Monitors and communicates changes in patient condition. Administers specific medications under direction of provider. Maintains equipment and medical supplies, including reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting. Maintains examination areas. Assists in pre-visit planning by updating the health maintenance tab. Performs administrative or clerical duties as assigned, including filing, reception, scheduling, data entry and patient registration. Other duties as assigned. Education: Must be a graduate from an approved Medical Assisting Program. (As designated by the Enterprise MA Steering Committee) 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. (Extensive clinical experience may be considered in lieu of formal clinical externship). MA Certification preferred. Certifications: Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required within new hire period.
Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Work Experience: Successful completion of CC Externship preferred. 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. 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.
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