Medical Assistant — Care, Growth, and Impact

Optum; Monrovia (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Medical Assistant to join our clinical team in California. You will deliver direct patient care across examination and procedures, document vital signs, and support physicians with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy in a fast-paced clinical setting.

You will also coordinate care, manage communications, and maintain accurate EMR and paper records. Bilingual English/Spanish and BLS certification are highly valued to serve diverse patient needs.

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, 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 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

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Optum is seeking a Medical Assistant to join our clinical team in California. You will deliver direct patient care across examination and procedures, document vital signs, and support physicians with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy in a fast-paced clinical setting.

You will also coordinate care, manage communications, and maintain accurate EMR and paper records. Bilingual English/Spanish and BLS certification are highly valued to serve diverse patient needs.