Medical Assistant MA
Careers at UnitedHealth Group
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$1,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates!
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: 3743 Landmark Dr. Suite 200 Lafayette, 47905
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / No evenings, weekends, or holidays!
Specialty: Family Practice
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’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 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:
- CPR certification
- Active Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA)
- 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 record (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
The hourly range for this role is $16.00 to $28.85 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.
Additional Job Detail Information
Requisition Number 2291029
Business Segment Optum Care Delivery
Employee Status Regular
Job Level Individual Contributor
Travel No
Country: US
Overtime Status Non-exempt
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Telecommuter Position No
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