Medical Assistant - Adult Medicine - Float Pool

UnitedHealth Group•Westborough, MA

6d•$18 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs a full range of medical support services while ensuring the highest level of patient care and satisfaction. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate or certification OR 1+ years of experience performing the critical skills of a medical assistant after on-the-job training OR Current enrollment in an accredited Medical Assistant program OR EMT certification
Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) or completed within 90 days of date of hire

Nice To Haves

Active medical assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, RMA and CMAC)
CPR certification
Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT
Experience with electronic medical record software
Experience performing medical back-office tasks including obtaining vital signs, injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis and administering medications
Proven excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical equipment & instruments
Room patients, obtain health history and check vital signs
Document patient care using electronic medical record software
Perform phlebotomy, urinalysis and handle patient specimen samples
Administer medications and perform injections/immunizations
Assist providers with minor, in-office procedures and perform point-of-care testing