Medical Assistant — Clinical Care & EMR Specialist

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in California is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and office staff to support exams, tests, and documentation. This role emphasizes accurate EMR entries, patient comfort, and infection-control procedures to ensure safe, efficient care.

Required qualifications include completion of a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and 1+ year of experience.

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; 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

Education

Medical Assistant program

Job description

UnitedHealth Group in California is seeking a Medical Assistant to provide high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and office staff to support exams, tests, and documentation. This role emphasizes accurate EMR entries, patient comfort, and infection-control procedures to ensure safe, efficient care.

Required qualifications include completion of a Medical Assistant program, BLS certification, and 1+ year of experience.