Medical Assistant - Dermatology

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### Job Title
Medical Assistant - Dermatology

### Location
Dover

### Facility
Union Hospital

### Department
UPS Dermatology-Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital

### Job Code
C15016

### Shift
Days

### Schedule
7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Located in Dover, Ohio, Union Hospital is an award-winning not-for-profit community hospital serving the communities of eastern Ohio. Community and personalized care are at the forefront of Union Hospital’s values. At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with   state-of-the-art   technology and provide stellar patient care. At Cleveland Clinic, you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Dermatology offers a full array of   subspecialized   care for   adult   and pediatric patients. Our staff provides expert diagnosis and treatment of all disorders of the skin,   hair   and nails, whether primary or related to an underlying systemic illness, including industrial-related conditions. By joining the Dermatology team as a Medical Assistant, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients,   families   and visitors. You will   assist   with rooming patients,   inbox communications, setting   up for   procedures, and administrative tasks .   All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes .

A caregiver in this position works  Monday-Friday  from   8 :00AM –   5:0 0PM .

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) or the American Red Cross before or within new hire period

- Current   demonstrated   clinical   proficiency

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 (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.

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