Medical Assistant - Westerville, OH

Optum; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

American Health Network (AHN), part of Optum, seeks a Medical Assistant for Primary Care in Westerville, OH. You will prepare exam rooms, document histories, measure vitals, and assist physicians with in-office procedures using NextGen EMR.

You may pursue CMA/CCMA/NCMA/RMA certification within 9 months and may earn a $1,000 sign-on bonus as an external candidate. Schedule is Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; High School diploma plus MA credential or equivalent required; EMT or enrollment in MA

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Medical Assistant diploma, certificate, or certification OR 1+ years of MA experience after training OR enrollment in an MA program OR EMT certification is required or in progress.
• Medical Assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) or willingness to attain within 9 months of start date.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient and treatment rooms; sterilizes medical equipment.
• Rooms patients, obtains health history, and measures and documents vital signs.
• Documents patient care and medical history using NextGen EMR software.
• Assists physicians with minor, in-office procedures.
• Schedules appointments, handles prior authorizations, medication refills, referrals, and paperwork.
• Performs CLIA waived testing and routine laboratory tests.
• Administers injections or treatments and maintains safety standards.
• Complies with CMA/CCMA/NCMA/RMA certification within 9 months of employment.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Medical Assistant diploma/certificate or certification OR enrollment/EMT certification

Tools

NextGen EMR

Job description

**$1,000 Sign-On Bonus for External Candidates**

Opportunities with American Health Network, part of Optum. When you join American Health Network (AHN), you become part of a team that strives to identify and retain the top healthcare professionals in the markets it serves. At American Health Network, we want to be the best health care organization we can be. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients. We're a physician-led organization, operating over 70 medical offices in Indiana and Ohio, with over 300 providers and 1200 employees. We're also part of Optum, in the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, and backed by the resources of a global health care organization working to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. That's an important differentiator as more people need our help simplifying the complexities of the American health care system. At the same time, the culture of AHN supports work-life flexibility for employees and places a high value on their physical, emotional, financial and other aspects of well-being. Find out what it means to be part of an exceptional company that values its employees, its role in health care, and making a difference one patient at a time. For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Location:

85 Commerce Park Rd. Westerville, OH 43082

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Specialty:

Primary Care

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient and treatment rooms; sterilizes medical equipment
• Rooms patients, obtains health history, and measures and documents vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, height, weight)
• Documents patient care and medical history using NextGen electronic medical record (EMR) software
• Assists physicians with minor, in-office procedures
• Schedules appointments, completes prior authorizations, processes medication refills, handles referrals, answers calls and completes necessary paperwork
• Performs CLIA waived testing
• Administers injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests
• Maintains all Practice Health and Safety Standards
• Complies with Medical Assistant Certification Procedure by becoming certified (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) within 9 months of employment

You will 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 or GED equivalent
• Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate, or certification OR 1+ years of experience performing the critical skills of a Medical Assistant after on-the-job training OR Current enrollment in an accredited Medical Assistant training program OR Active EMT certification accredited
• Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) or must be willing to attain that certification within 9 months of start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA)
• CPR certification
• Additional healthcare certifications including ARRT, CEHRS, CBCS, CMAA, CPT
• Experience working as an MA or EMT in a primary care setting
• Experience with NextGen or other electronic medical records (EMR) software
• Experience performing medical back-office tasks including injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis, and administering medications
• Experience performing medical front-office tasks including scheduling appointments, prior authorizations, medication refills, and referrals