Medical Assistant - Sandy UT Area
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Sandy
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Job Description:
$4000 Sign On Bonus for External Hires Do you have compassion
and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions
of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the
passion you bring to achieve your life's best work.(sm).Optum Care
Network-Utah. We offer a full range of care for Adults. No matter
what your needs are, we're here to help. The Medical Assistant (MA)
is responsible for performing patient-oriented procedures under the
direction and supervision of a clinician, RN, or LVN to ensure safe
and appropriate patient care. The MA assists the clinician with
minor medical and surgical procedures; performs a broad spectrum of
clerical and administrative duties related to the delivery of
patient care assistance. Primary Responsibilities:
- Collection and documentation of patient information to include
vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies,
health risk screen information, status of extended care benefits
and other services
- Participate in the monitoring of patients with chronic disease
and extended care benefits including verification of eligibility
and status of services
- Assist RN and provider with the coordination and completion of
patient care plan
- Compliance with customer services standards, scheduling and
entering appointments, demographics and insurance information in
IDX
- Assist with phone calls and messages; document all call and
actions taken
- Compliance requirements such as laboratory QC management, waive
testing, maintenance of crash cart and drug count as well as other
requirements dictated by clinic needs
- Assist coworkers with duties when requested, to include, but
not limited to assisting in other areas
- Some positions may require floating to other clinic locations
in the area as neededYou'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 or GED
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program, or relevant
experience
- BLS certification or willing to obtain within 30 days of
hire
- Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to
travel to client or patient sites within a designated area
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliancePreferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or
experience in the military as a Medical Assistant/EMT
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
- Experience in primary care or specialty care such as
pediatrics, pain management, cardiology, urology, orthopedics,
oncology, senior care, obgyn, urgent care
- Bilingual English and Spanish
- Willing to travel to various OptumCare UT clinic locations as
needed To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients
and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate
companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination
status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and
locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as
an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all
federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well
as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the
necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employment. Careers with Optum.
Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant
objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when
it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of
health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices
or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap
beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of
the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some
of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care
has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that
means working on high performance teams against sophisticated
challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible
company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best
work.(sm)Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth
Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action
employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age,
national origin, protected veteran status, disability status,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Keywords: UnitedHealth Group, Sandy , Medical Assistant - Sandy UT Area, Healthcare , Sandy, Utah
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