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.

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