Medical Assistant
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. It is time to take your career to the next level. As a Medical Assistant at Optum, you will learn from health care experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinic setting. You will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care. We’ll offer you more than talent, resources and can-do culture. We’ll offer you a chance to improve the lives of others while helping improve the lives of millions.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) required within 60 days of hire.
- The ability to obtain registration with WA State Department of Health as a Medical Assistant-Registered required.
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of experience working as an Medical Assistant
- Bilingual English and Spanish
Responsibilities
- Delivers high quality patient care through face-to-face, telephone and electronic contact with for the purpose of examination, treatment, monitoring, and preparation for diagnostic tests or procedure
- Collects and documents patient information to include vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies, health risk screen information, status of extended care benefits and other services
- Assists physicians and nursing personnel with injections, EKGs, phlebotomy and other patient care procedures as directed
- Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies
- Assists with tasking, phone calls, and messages; documents all actions taken
- Proper, concise and complete EMR documentation and paper-based documentation for all assessments and procedures
- Prepares and cleans patient rooms, sets up instruments and equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection control
Benefits
- a comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
