Medical Assistant Apprentice

UnitedHealth Group • Las Vegas, NV

281d • $16 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Clinical Compassion. It's the starting point for health care providers like you and it's what drives us every day as we put our exceptional skills together with a real feeling of caring for others. This is a place where your impact goes beyond providing care one patient at a time. Because here, every day, you're also providing leadership and contributing in ways that can affect millions for years to come. Optum is currently seeking individuals who are passionate about patients and committed to acquiring the knowledge and skills required to be a Medical Assistant. These opportunities are for ALL individuals, even those with NO prior healthcare experience. Our Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program is 18 months long which includes a paid, intensive, ten-week class session. After the classroom portion, the apprentices will receive paid On-the-Job training to fully support their transition into the role for the remaining 15 months. Apprentices are full-time employees with benefits from the first day of the program and will be eligible to maintain employment beyond the apprenticeship with the organization. (This program is not intended for individuals currently certified as a Medical Assistant with the National Healthcare Association.) THE TRAINING IS PROVIDED AT NO COST to the participants and will prepare them to take the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam (CCMA) to become Certified Clinical Medical Assistants.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Currently hold a Basic Life Support Certification or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire
• Ability to work remotely in a secure home office with sufficient internet capabilities
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to the classroom and assigned clinic
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization

Responsibilities

• Consistently exhibit behavior and communication skills that demonstrate the company's commitment to superior customer service, including quality care and concern with internal and external customers
• Use, protect, and disclose patients' protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
• Anticipate the clinician's needs and carries out orders
• Check for patients' arrival status and escorts patients from waiting area to exam rooms. Escorts patients to ancillary services as needed
• Obtain, record, and report vital signs and other pertinent patient information to RN, LVN, or clinician
• Perform various medical procedures and medication administration as appropriate for their certification
• Perform phlebotomy, process lab specimens, and maintain lab specimen logs as appropriate
• Assist clinician with procedures as requested
• Ensure proper documentation of all procedures
• Maintain and clean exam and treatment areas, specimen processing areas, and medical equipment
• Complete or assist with the completion of appropriate forms, tracking, transport, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED