Medical Assistant ProHealth Physicians Tolland CT

UnitedHealth Group • Tolland, CT

280d • $16 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Opportunities with ProHealth Physicians, part of the Optum family of businesses. When you work at ProHealth Physicians, your contributions directly sustain the health and well-being of our community. Discover high levels of teamwork, robust medical resources and a deep commitment to exceptional care and service. Join a leading community-based medical group and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Medical Assistant supports the Care team and its patients through patient care, clinical and administrative tasks including patient intake, receiving and responding to patient phone calls, and documenting patient interactions. The MA performs duties within the Connecticut scope of practice.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited MA program
• Medical Assistant Certification - CMA or RMA, or ability to obtain within 120 days from hire
• Proficient in Microsoft Products

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with an electronic health record (Allscripts/EPIC)
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of ICD - 10 and CPT coding

Responsibilities

• Performs EKGs and other office testing
• Performs quality control checks on equipment
• Rooms patients according to policy and procedures, prepares patient for examination
• Records patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner
• Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies
• Respects patient confidentiality at all times and treats patients with courtesy and respect
• Organizes exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilizes instruments
• Practices standard infection control precautions
• Telephone and in-person screening limited to intake and gathering of information without requiring the exercise of judgment based on clinical knowledge
• Carries out standing orders consistent with ProHealth's policies and procedures
• Schedules tests, treatments and follow-up visits on behalf of patients
• In advance of the visit, perform Pre-visit Preparation to confirm that all needed information is available
• Informs new and existing patients/families about how to access information about their healthcare team
• Delivers quality customer service
• Ensures all policy and procedures are followed including infection control, patient confidentiality and privacy
• Actively participate in regular team meetings and quality improvement activities
• Responsible for conducting outreach to patients identified on monthly clinical performance reports
• Provide effective communication with all patients
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• $1,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates
• 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: No Education Listed