Medical Assistant or LPN Ambulatory - OBGYN

Cleveland Clinic•Lakewood, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, the organization believes in a better future for healthcare, with each caregiver responsible for honoring a commitment to excellence, pushing boundaries, and transforming the patient experience. The Lakewood Family Health Center aims to provide top-quality care, outstanding service, strong educational programs, and community investment within a dynamic and technologically advanced environment. The Ob/Gyn Unit at Lakewood Family Health Center specializes in women's care, including comprehensive prenatal care, preventative health screenings, and general gynecology. Caregivers in this unit will encounter patients with sensitive conditions such as infertility and gynecologic cancer, requiring compassion and empathy. The position involves providing coverage between 7:00am and 5:00pm.

Requirements

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
Graduate of an approved school of Practical Nursing (for an LPN)
Current Ohio license as a Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) (for an LPN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) (for an LPN)

Nice To Haves

Medical Assisting certification
Successful completion of a Cleveland Clinic externship
One year of patient care experience

Responsibilities

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.
Provide patient care activities under the direction of an RN and/or physician (for LPN).
Collect and document objective and subjective data and observations about patients (for LPN).
Complete nursing assessments and report all data (for LPN).
Implement the current nursing care plan, medication or treatment and communicate patients’ responses (for LPN).
Observe patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments (for LPN).
Perform routine laboratory tests (for LPN).
Educate patients and family members (for LPN).