Medical Assistant

UnitedHealth Group•Rancho Mirage, CA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Optum’s Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience, helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives. The company fosters a culture of caring for its team members, patients, and communities. As a Medical Assistant, you will learn from health care experts, provide direct patient care in a clinical setting, and build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers, and office staff. This role offers the chance to improve the lives of others while also providing opportunities for career development.

Requirements

Completion of a Medical Assistant program
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or willing to obtain by date of hire
1+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certification
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
Bilingual English and Spanish

Responsibilities

Delivers high-quality patient care through face-to-face, telephone, and electronic contact for examination, treatment, monitoring, and preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures
Collects and documents patient information, including vital signs, chief complaints, reviews of medications, allergies, health risk screen information, the status of extended care benefits, and other services
Assists physicians and nursing personnel with injections, EKGs, and other patient care procedures as directed
Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards, and policies
Assists with tasks, phone calls, and messages; document all actions
Proper, concise, and complete EMR documentation and paper-based documentation for all assessments and procedures
Prepares and cleans patient rooms and set up instruments and equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection control