Medical Assistant
About The Position
As a Medical Assistant at Optum, you will work alongside health care experts in a clinical setting to provide high-quality direct patient care. You will build relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers, and office staff while supporting examinations, treatments, monitoring, and diagnostic procedures. The role offers opportunities to contribute to patient care and develop toward other roles. Optum’s Pacific West region serves patients across California, Oregon, and Washington, with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. The organization describes its culture as caring and its approach as using responsible AI and technology to help improve health care.
Requirements
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), or willingness to obtain it by the date of hire.
- At least 1 year of experience working as a Medical Assistant.
Nice To Haves
- Phlebotomy certification.
- Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality patient care through face-to-face, telephone, and electronic contact for examinations, treatment, monitoring, and preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures.
- Collect and document patient information, including vital signs, chief complaints, medication and allergy reviews, health risk screening information, extended care benefit status, and other services.
- Assist physicians and nursing personnel with injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, and other patient care procedures as directed.
- Coordinate patient care as directed by physicians and in accordance with company standards and policies.
- Assist with tasks, phone calls, and messages, and document all actions.
- Complete concise and thorough EMR and paper-based documentation for assessments and procedures.
- Prepare and clean patient rooms and set up instruments and equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection control.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase program.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
