Compassionate Medical Assistant - Patient Care Pro

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Medical Assistant in California to join a clinically focused team within Optum Pacific West. You will provide direct patient care, document vital signs and procedures, and support physicians and nurses in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications include completion of a Medical Assistant program and BLS certification or willingness to obtain. At least 1 year of MA experience is expected, with preferred certification in phlebotomy and EMR proficiency.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• BLS certification from AHA or willingness to obtain by date of hire.
• 1+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant.
• Phlebotomy certification (preferred).
• Electronic medical records (EMR) experience (preferred).
• Bilingual English and Spanish (preferred).

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

Bilingual English and Spanish

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Medical Assistant in California to join a clinically focused team within Optum Pacific West. You will provide direct patient care, document vital signs and procedures, and support physicians and nurses in a busy clinical setting.

Qualifications include completion of a Medical Assistant program and BLS certification or willingness to obtain. At least 1 year of MA experience is expected, with preferred certification in phlebotomy and EMR proficiency.