Primary Care Medical Assistant - Peoria Glendale Area
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Sun City
Posted on: May 9, 2022
Job Description:
$4000 -Sign on Bonus for external hiresDo 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)Compassion is the essential trait that drives superior
health care performance. But it's just a start. At -OptumCare
-innovative thinking is just as important. Our unique team of
health care providers are an emerging and important part of -Optum
and the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. Our approach is
designed to help physicians and other providers deliver the right
care at the right time in the right setting. That takes smart ideas
and incredible teamwork. And that's where you come in. In this
role, you'll support a clinical team that's helping patients in new
and better ways while giving them a generous helping of compassion
and respect.You'll need to be able to manage multiple priorities.
You'll find the pace fast and the patient - centered environment
inspiring.The -medical assistant -provides quality appropriate
patient care, utilizing customer service skills throughout the
patient care continuum.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 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 calls and
actions taken
- Compliance requirements such as laboratory QC management, waive
testing, maintenance of crash cart and medication count as well as
other requirements dictated by clinic needs
- Assist coworkers with duties when requested.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
- Completion of a Medical Assistant program, or relevant
experience
- BLS certification or willing to obtain within 30 days of
hire
- 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 -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
health care 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, Sun City , Primary Care Medical Assistant - Peoria Glendale Area, Healthcare , Sun City, Arizona
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