Medical Assistant: Caring Patient Care with Growth

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Pacific West region in California is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide direct patient care in a clinical setting, supporting physicians and nursing staff with exams, injections, EKGs, and patient prep.

You will document vitals and health information, manage EMR entries, and ensure infection control. A MA program completion and BLS are required; 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

1+ years MA experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Medical Assistant program completion

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Pacific West region in California is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide direct patient care in a clinical setting, supporting physicians and nursing staff with exams, injections, EKGs, and patient prep.

You will document vitals and health information, manage EMR entries, and ensure infection control. A MA program completion and BLS are required; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.