Medical Assistant - Urgent Care

UnitedHealth Group; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic health care organization that values caring, connecting, and growing together. As an Associate Medical Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in providing quality patient care while working with state-of-the-art technology. This position offers a supportive environment where you can thrive and develop your career. With flexible hours and a competitive salary, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of patients in the Tri-State region. Be part of a team that is dedicated to improving health outcomes and delivering equitable care.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Sign-on bonus

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant medical office experience.
• Ability to assist with patient care and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and assist with registration.
• Collect co-payments and verify insurance eligibility.
• Assist clinicians with patient care and documentation.

Skills

Patient Care

Medical Office Experience

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Epic

Job description

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Opportunities with Optum in the Tri-State region(formerly CareMount Medical, ProHEALTH New York and Riverside Medical Group). Come make a difference in the lives of people who turn to us for care at one of our hundreds of locations across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Work with state-of-the-art technology and brilliant co-workers who share your passion for helping people feel their best. Join a dynamic health care organization and discover the meaning behindCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Associate Medical Assistant works to assist clinicians in providing health care at clinic locations. An Associate Medical Assistant serves the patient and all members of the health care team by gathering and maintaining the necessary medical information in a cheerful, friendly, personable manner. This role provides quality patient care and helps to establish rapport between the clinician and patient.

Location: 1601 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10128

Hours:37.5total hours per week. Wednesday 2:00pm - 8:00pm, Thursday & Friday 7:50am - 8:00pm, and Saturday 7:50am - 5:00pm

Specialty:Urgent Care

Primary Responsibilities:

• Greets patients, family members and guests with a friendly smile
  
• Assists patients with signing in and completing registration
  
• Enters and scans patient’s demographic and insurance information in Epic
  
• Verifies insurance eligibility and benefit information; informs patients of insurance benefits
  
• Collects co-payments and patient balances
  
• Answers incoming phone calls in a courteous and prompt manner; directs calls and takes messages
  
• Assists physician and clinical staff by coordinating follow up care for patients; schedules referral appointments for patients and obtains authorization for diagnostic testing
  
• Sends patient records to primary care physician
  
• Takes vital signs, performs EKGs and assists providers with patient care
  
• Prepares exam rooms for patients and documents patient encounters in Epic
  
• Performs lab testing and quality assurance
  
• Prepares and tracks specimens sent to lab
  
• Restocks and maintains inventory of exam rooms, lab and storage rooms
  
• Places outgoing phone calls to patients for follow up care and handles incoming phone calls from patients
  
• Assists with other tasks as assigned
  

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience
  
• 1+ years of relevant medical office experience
• Ability to be flexible to travel to neighboring urgent care facilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical Assistant certification
  
• Phlebotomy certification
• 1+ years of phlebotomy experience
• Epic experience

The hourly range for this role is $16.00 to $24.42 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.