Compassionate Medical Assistant: Grow with Patient Care

UnitedHealth Group; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Medical Assistant to join Optum Pacific West. You will deliver direct patient care, document vital signs, and support clinicians in procedures within a busy clinical setting.

The role requires completing a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and at least 1 year of MA experience. EMR familiarity and bilingual English/Spanish are preferred; hourly pay ranges from $16 to $29 based on hours and market factors.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or willingness to obtain by date of hire.
• 1+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant.

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.

Skills

BLS certification

English/Spanish bilingual

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Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in Hawthorne, CA seeks a Medical Assistant to join Optum Pacific West. You will deliver direct patient care, document vital signs, and support clinicians in procedures within a busy clinical setting.

The role requires completing a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and at least 1 year of MA experience. EMR familiarity and bilingual English/Spanish are preferred; hourly pay ranges from $16 to $29 based on hours and market factors.