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. Optum's Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. From California to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone. At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions. 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 clinical 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 will provide you with the chance to improve the lives of others while helping improve the lives of millions.
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, phlebotomy, 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
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
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
