Medical Assistant - Patient Care & EMR Champion

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is hiring a Medical Assistant to join Optum in the California region. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, collecting patient information, and supporting physicians with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy.

Strong EMR documentation and bilingual English/Spanish abilities are preferred. You will work closely with health care teams, ensure accurate record-keeping, and help coordinate patient care across the care continuum while adhering to

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

Skills

Patient care

EKG

Phlebotomy

Injections

EMR experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Documentation

Education

Medical Assistant program

Tools

EMR software

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is hiring a Medical Assistant to join Optum in the California region. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care in a clinical setting, collecting patient information, and supporting physicians with injections, EKGs, and phlebotomy.

Strong EMR documentation and bilingual English/Spanish abilities are preferred. You will work closely with health care teams, ensure accurate record-keeping, and help coordinate patient care across the care continuum while adhering to