Medical Assistant - 3.5 days/week - Adult Medicine

UnitedHealth Group•Westborough, MA

1d•$16 - $29•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. This role is part of Adult Medicine at Reliant Medical Group, a Part of Optum, located at 900 Union St. Westborough, MA. The schedule is 3.5 days/week, with the specific days to be determined. 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 an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

Technical 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
Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT

Nice To Haves

Active Medical Assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, RMA and CMAC)
Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) or completed within 90 days of date of hire
Experience with electronic medical records software (EPIC)
Experience performing medical back-office tasks including obtaining vital signs, injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis and administering medications

Responsibilities

Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical equipment & instruments
Room patients, obtain health history and check vital signs
Document patient care using electronic medical records 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