Medical Assistant - Float Pool

Medical Assistant - Float Pool

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital's team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic's Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. 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 Float Pool offers caregivers the ability to support diverse populations across numerous departments, units, and locations within the Cleveland Clinic system. This position provides an opportunity to develop extensive experience across nearly every specialty area of healthcare. As a Medical Assistant for the Float Pool, you will utilize your medical and administrative skills to provide support to patients and caregivers under the supervision of a physician or nurse.

This per diem Medical Assistant will support multiple locations including Weston, Coral Springs, Parkland, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens.

All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes while also providing opportunities to enhance your skills, gain hands-on experience, and explore advanced positions within Cleveland Clinic.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working days between 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. or 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and must be able to work one to two 8-hour shifts per week, including at least one Monday and one Friday per month.

Caregivers in this role will also travel to Weston, Coral Springs, Parkland, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens, with tolls and mileage compensated.

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.
• Administer specific medications under the direction of the provider.
• 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
• Military training as a Hospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) will be considered
• Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within new hire period
• Current demonstrated clinical proficiency

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Medical Assisting Certification
• Successful completion of Cleveland Clinic Externship
• Experience with adult populations
• Experience with EPIC
• One year of experience in outpatient setting

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.

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