Medical Assistant: Patient Care, EMR, Bilingual

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Pacific West region is seeking a Medical Assistant in California to support clinical operations. You will deliver direct patient care, collect and document patient information, and assist with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy in a fast-paced clinic.

Required: Medical Assistant program completion, BLS, and 1+ year of experience. Preferred: phlebotomy cert, EMR familiarity, and bilingual Spanish/English.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Medical Assistant program.
• BLS certification from AHA or willingness to obtain by date of hire.
• 1+ year(s) of experience 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, and other services.
• Assists physicians and nursing personnel with injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, and other patient care procedures.
• Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards, and policies.
• Assists with tasks, phone calls, and messages; documents all actions.
• Proper 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

BLS certification

Experience as Medical Assistant

Bilingual English and Spanish

Education

Medical Assistant program completion

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Pacific West region is seeking a Medical Assistant in California to support clinical operations. You will deliver direct patient care, collect and document patient information, and assist with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy in a fast-paced clinic.

Required: Medical Assistant program completion, BLS, and 1+ year of experience. Preferred: phlebotomy cert, EMR familiarity, and bilingual Spanish/English.