Cleveland Clinic

LPN/Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

Beachcliff Family Medicine, United States · full_time

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

LPN/Medical Assistant - Family Medicine

Location

Rocky River

Facility

Beachcliff Family Medicine

Department

Family Medicine-Ambulatory Operations

Job Code

C15016

Shift

Variable

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm/9:30am-7:00pm

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 Family Medicine team is uniquely trained to care for patients as a whole person, regardless of age or sex. The cornerstone of Family Medicine is an ongoing, personal relationship between caregivers and patients to achieve the best possible health outcomes. Caregivers and patients work together to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:30pm. Once a week there will be coverage needed until 7:30pm. Rotations include 1 weekend a month from 8:00am to 12:00pm.

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.

    • 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/](https://info.flclearinghouse.com/)

    Please review the [Equal Employment Opportunity poster](https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal).

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