Medical Assistant
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Burbank
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Job Description:
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 and help
people live healthier lives while doing your life's best
work.(sm)--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 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.What Work
Will Look Like:
- Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (hours can vary)
- Location: Onsite (in person) Mission Hills, Canyon Country,
North Hollywood, Northridge, West Hills, Valencia, Burbank, and
surrounding cities!--Float position that allows team members to
pick up work assignments at multiple Optum sites.Primary
Responsibilities:
- Delivering 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
- Collection and documentation of patient information to include
vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies,
health risk screen information, status of extended care benefits
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, company
standards and policies
- Assist with tasking, phone calls, and messages; document all
actions taken
- Proper, concise, and complete EMR documentation and paper-based
documentation for all assessments and procedures
- Prepare and clean patient rooms, set up instruments and
equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection
controlYou'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an
environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on
what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide
development for other roles you may be interested in.--Required
Qualifications:--
- High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program, or relevant
experience in the military as a Medical Assistant/EMT
- BLS certification or willing to obtain by date of hire
- 1+ years of experience working as a Medical AssistantPreferred
Qualifications:--
- Phlebotomy certification
- 1+ years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or
experience in the military as a Medical Assistant/EMT
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
- Bilingual English and Spanish--Careers at OptumCare. We're on a
mission to change the face of health care. As the largest health
and wellness business in the US, we help 58 million people navigate
the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve
their health and well-being goals. Fortunately, we have a team of
the best and brightest minds on the planet to make it happen.
Together we're creating the most innovative ideas and comprehensive
strategies to help heal the health care system and create a
brighter future for us all. Join us and learn why there is no
better place to do your life's best work.(sm) --OptumCare is
committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what
they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides
administrative and business support services to both owned and
affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each
medical practice part and their physician employees have complete
authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient
care. OptumCare's support services do not interfere with or control
the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their
physicians.--California Residents Only: The hourly range for
California residents is $16.00 to $19.38. Pay is based on several
factors including but not limited to education, work experience,
certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group
offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package,
incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k
contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility
requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with
UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits
and incentives.--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. -- --Diversity
creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected
veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any
other characteristic protected by law.--OptumCare is a drug-free
workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before
beginning employment.
Keywords: UnitedHealth Group, Burbank , Medical Assistant, Healthcare , Burbank, California
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