Float Medical Assistant — Multi-Clinic Patient Care Leader

Optum; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

OptumCare is seeking a Float Medical Assistant to provide high-quality patient care across multiple clinics within the Pacific West region. You will support examinations, injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, and patient education while maintaining EMR documentation and infection control standards.

Travel between sites within the designated region is required, with additional remote administrative tasks and telephonic outreach.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• BLS certification from AHA by date of hire.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant.
• Access to reliable transportation to travel to various locations within designated region/pod.
• Phlebotomy certification (preferred).
• Certified Preceptor Certification (preferred).
• 1+ years of experience in a multi-provider setting (preferred).
• 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 preparing for diagnostic tests or procedures at various sites and departments within an assigned geographic region
• Collects and documents patient information, including vital signs, chief complaints, reviews of medications, allergies, health risk screening 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; documents all taken actions
• Proper, concise, and complete EMR documentation and paper-based documentation for all assessments and procedures
• Prepares and cleans patient rooms and sets up instruments and equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection control

Skills

EMR experience

Bilingual English and Spanish

Education

Medical Assistant program

BLS certification from AHA

Phlebotomy certification

Certified Preceptor Certification

Job description

OptumCare is seeking a Float Medical Assistant to provide high-quality patient care across multiple clinics within the Pacific West region. You will support examinations, injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, and patient education while maintaining EMR documentation and infection control standards.

Travel between sites within the designated region is required, with additional remote administrative tasks and telephonic outreach.