Compassionate Medical Assistant: Patient Care & EMR Pro

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Incentive programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Pacific West region invites you to join a clinical team as a Medical Assistant. You will deliver high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, supporting physicians and nursing staff while building relationships with patients and families.

Requirements include completion of a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and 1+ year of MA experience; preferred phlebotomy certification and EMR experience; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• 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.

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, 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

EMR experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Patient care

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR software

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Pacific West region invites you to join a clinical team as a Medical Assistant. You will deliver high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, supporting physicians and nursing staff while building relationships with patients and families.

Requirements include completion of a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and 1+ year of MA experience; preferred phlebotomy certification and EMR experience; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.