Medical Assistant - Torrance, United States - Optum

Optum
Optum
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Torrance, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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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.
Optum's Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience.

From California to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone.

At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions.

It is time to take your career to the next level.

As a Medical Assistant at Optum, you will learn from health care experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinical setting.

You will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers, and office staff while providing high-quality direct patient care.

We'll offer you more than talent, resources, and can-do culture.

We will provide you with the chance to improve the lives of others while helping improve the lives of millions.


Primary Responsibilities:


  • Deliver highquality patient care through telephone and electronic contact for examination, treatment, monitoring, and preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures
  • Collect and document patient information, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies, health risk screen information, the status of extended care benefits, and other services
  • Assist physicians and nursing personnel with orders of injections, EKGs, phlebotomy, and other patient care procedures as directed
  • Coordinate patient care as directed by physicians, company standards, and policies
  • Assist with tasks, phone calls, and messages; document all actions taken
  • Proper, concise, and complete EMR documentation and paperbased documentation for all assessments and procedures


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 or equivalent experience
  • Completion of a Medical Assistant program
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or willing to obtain by date of hire
  • 1+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Phlebotomy certification
  • Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience
  • Bilingual English and Spanish
  • At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyoneof every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and incomedeserves 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._
  • Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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._
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