Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providingoptimalfamily- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work withstate-of-the-arttechnology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Operating onthe brain requires extreme precision, and theNeurosurgery team at Cleveland Clinic has years of training and experience in the most complex brain and spinesurgeries.Asa Medical Assistant on the Neurosurgeryteamat Indian River Hospital, you will collaborate with fellow staff to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for patients,familiesand visitorsthroughout their surgical journey. You willutilizeyour medical and administrative skills to provide support topatientsandfacilitatethem through their surgical journey.All your work helps ensure the best possible health outcomes. Additionally, you will receiveample opportunitiestoenhance your skills, gain hands-onexperience,and explore advanced positions at Cleveland Clinic.
A caregiver in this position worksMonday-Fridayfrom8:00AM –5:00PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Assistwith performing screenings and treatments by gathering and updating information related to health maintenance,identifyingmedication changes, updating allergy information, collecting specimens, performingtestsand documenting patient care.
Monitor and communicate changes in patient condition.
Administer specific medications under the direction of the provider.
Maintain equipment, medicalsuppliesand examination areas.
Perform administrative/clerical duties, such as filing, reception, scheduling, dataentryand patient registration.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an approvedMedicalAssistingProgram
Military training as aHospital Corpsman (HM), Combat Medic (68W) or Medical Service Technician (4N0X1) considered
Completion of a clinical externship OR extensive clinical experience
Currentdemonstratedclinicalproficiency
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Crossupon hire orwithin new hire period
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Medical AssistingCertification(CMA, NCMA or CCMA)
Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship
EKG experience and drawing blood for labs
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 protec
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