Certified Medical Assistant – St. Charles, MO

Provide non-clinical and clinical support to dedicated clinic operations including patient flow, responding to requests from clinical staff and providing clinically competent medical care services within their scope of practice. The MA working at any Optum Serve site is responsible for safe patient care and ensuring adherence to all Optum Serve Policies and Procedures. 

The Medical Assistant role is patient facing and can require working in a non-traditional clinical setting. It is customer facing with high expectations for operational excellence, particularly for maintaining strict adherence to compliance and control practices. The Medical Assistant performs clinical and administrative duties in a health care setting under the supervision of a licensed examiner. Duties primarily consist of ancillary completion, as well as telephone and clerical support.  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: Optum – 1551 Wall Street Suite 302 St. Charles, MO 63303

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.  – 5:00 p.m.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the achievement of established organization goals and objectives and adheres to Organization policies, procedures, quality, and safety standards. Complies with governmental regulations and Accreditation standards 
• Assists providers with patient preparation for examination, minor office procedures and with the examination and education of patients. Supports other members of the clinical care team, assuring optimal best practice patient flow; manages variable and unpredictable patient volume throughout the workday. Provides clerical support and serves as backup for the Administrative Assistant or other team members as needed
• Screens all patients, regardless of visit type, for preventative care needs, ongoing support, barriers to care, safety concerns, and potential fall risk
• As part of a High Reliability Organization, reports actual and potential problems concerning patients, families and associates using established reporting protocols for Optum Serve and/or work location. Participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve care quality and safety
• Ensures ongoing compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and quality/safety standards by maintaining and auditing temperature logs, ensuring medication supplies are current/unexpired, checking and maintaining emergency equipment, area free of clutter, and other related tasks.
• Performs selected patient and laboratory testing consistent with the scope of the practice, including but not limited to electrocardiography, pulmonary function tests, and vision acuity testing (dependent upon provider and site requirements). Documents these activities in the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR) or other venues based on policy
• Provides escort for patients and assists with patient discharge activities
  • Provides chaperoning for patients per policy
• Fulfills infection prevention and environmental responsibilities as assigned, which many include: Light cleaning during clinic hours and cleaning of equipment. Updates appropriate records of scheduled equipment maintenance and manages drug and medical supply inventories
• Under onsite provider supervision may perform phlebotomy, including venipuncture; pulmonary function test (PFT), ankle brachial index (ABI) and electrocardiograms (EKG), measurement, and documentation of vital signs. Completes requisitions as needed
• Attends scheduled meetings including, but not limited to, regular staff meetings and training classes for safety, infection control, OSHA, CLIA, BLS and others as required
  • – Maintains compliance files, records, logs, charts in accordance with Optum Serve and Federal, State, and Local regulatory, contractual, and organizational guidelines including HIPAA as outlined in training and policies/procedures, quality assurance and improvement processes
• Demonstrates behavior consistent with Optum Serve mission, vision, goals, objectives, and patient care philosophy
• Performs any other duties as directed by Optum Serve Leadership
• Commitment to serving Veterans, including those with service animals, ensuring they are not refused service.

Key Attributes: 

• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills, in addition to patience and a high level of customer service to all attendees and fellow staff
• Always acts professionally with minimal supervision as a representative of Optum Serve
• Possesses strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, solve moderately complex problems while working both independently and collaboratively with others
• Organizes workload, sets priorities, completes assignments in a timely manner and utilizes resources appropriately while complying with organizational standards
• Dedicated to building rapport with team members, patients, and the management team by demonstrating a strong customer service orientation and a continuous positive image of Optum Serve

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 or GED
• Graduate of a Medical Assistant Certification program and valid Medical Assistant Certification
• Phlebotomy certification from accredited training course, when mandated by state requirements or phlebotomy experience
• Qualified candidates must possess organizational and problem-solving skills, exceptional communication and customer service and a solid attention to detail
  • Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, have good interpersonal skills and a willingness to be flexible and adapt to changing situations
  • Proven to possess computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite programs, Gmail and Google Drive, setting up printers, troubleshooting internet issues, ability to learn new programs and systems
  • This job may require sitting for long periods, bending, twisting and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in clinical settings
• VA or C&P experience
• Experience in waived lab testing and processing
• Compliance duties and cadences: Monthly site checklist – completed monthly

The hourly range for this role is $16.88 to $33.22 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.

OptumCare 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.

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