Medical Assistant

Humana Inc; Opelousas (LA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Humana, Inc. is seeking an onsite Medical Assistant to support CenterWell Senior Primary Care. The role focuses on preparing patients before visits, performing intake tasks, verifying medications and allergies, and ensuring smooth clinical flow.

You will manage the EMR inbox, coordinate with providers and pharmacies, and educate patients using loop-back techniques to confirm understanding and adherence.

Qualifications

• HIPAA and safety policies compliance.
• Infection prevention and OSHA standards.
• Current or in progress BLS certification (for certain levels or state required).

Responsibilities

• Intake & Clinical Rooming: perform intake, verify medications/allergies, document history and conduct screenings.
• Inbox & Worklist Management: manage EMR inbox with routing rules to handle messages, labs and pharmacy follow-ups.
• Education & Loop-Back: ensure patients understand next steps by repeating instructions in their own words.

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Infection control

OSHA safety

EMR inbox management

Effective communication

Education

MA training program or 3 years experience

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

Why this role exists:

Our Medical Assistants help make sure everything runs smoothly between checking in and seeing the doctor. They prepare patients by bringing them to the exam room, doing basic health checks, and explaining things clearly and kindly. By doing this, they help make sure patients get good care and doctors can work more efficiently.

How You'll Make an Impact:

In this onsite position, you report to the Center Administrator and take on a more specialized role. Instead of just helping with procedures, you become a Patient Specialist. Your main job is to make sure patients are fully prepared before the doctor sees them. By doing this, you allow the doctors to concentrate only on making medical decisions, because everything else is complete.

What You Will Do:

• Intake & Clinical Rooming: Beyond standard vitals, you will perform "Intake," including medication and allergy verification, patient history documentation, and conducting validated screenings as needed (e.g., PHQ-2, Fall Risk, etc.).
• Inbox & Worklist Management: Manage the EMR inbox using specific routing rules to handle patient messages, lab results, and medication adherence follow-ups with pharmacies. Your goal is a same-day "touch" for all tasks to maintain clinical flow.
• Education & Loop-Back: Your role is to make sure patients really understand what they need to do next. You do this by asking them to repeat back the instructions in their own words (the loop-back method). This helps avoid mistakes or confusion, so things don't have to be redone, and helps patients stay healthier.

Requirements:

We assess requirements practically. During the application and interview process, we will ask you to demonstrate these.

Knowledge:

• HIPAA & Safety policies – Protects privacy and follows safety requirements.
• Infection prevention and OSHA – Applies infection control and safety standards.

Computer Literacy Skills:

• Deliver responsive, patient-centered support
• Accurately record patient care information
• Apply practical patient care techniques
• Recognizes, manages emotions effectively
• Work effectively across professional teams
• Conveys information clearly and compassionately

Abilities:

• Recognize risks and workflow needs in real time
• Perform clinical tasks safely and consistently (assessed in demonstration)
• Maintain accuracy across repetitive tasks
• Communicate clearly and be easily understood
• Perform basic calculations accurately

Other Requirements:

• Current or in progress BLS certification (for certain levels or state required)
• Graduated from MA training program or at least 3 years experience
• Right to work in the United States
• Work the assigned clinic hours

Preferred:

Knowledge:

• Document screenings using approved, standardized tools
• Follow safe vaccine administration standards
• Route messages to support care POCT and specimen handling
• Value-based care fundamentals

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Pay Range The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $43,000 - $56,200 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance
• many other opportunities

About CenterWell Senior Primary Care:

CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. Our unique care model focuses on personalized experiences, taking time to listen, learn and address the factors that can impact patient well-being. Our integrated care teams, which include physicians, nurses, behavioral health specialists and more, spend up to 50 percent more time with patients, providing compassionate, personalized care that brings better health outcomes. We go beyond physical health by also addressing other factors that can impact a patient’s well-being.

About CenterWell, a Humana company:

CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.