Medical Assistant MA

Requisition Number: 2256804
Job Category: Healthcare Delivery
Primary Location: Avon, IN, US

Doctor consulting nurse at nurse station.

$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: 8607 East US Highway 36, Avon, IN 46123

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM / 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 Qualification:

    • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
    • Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate, or certification OR 4+ months of experience performing the critical skills of a Medical Assistant after on-the-job training
    • Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) or must be willing to attain that certification within 9 months of employment

     

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Active Medical Assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA or RMA)
    • CPR certification
    • Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT
    • Experience with electronic medical records software
    • Experience performing medical back office tasks including obtaining vital signs, injections/immunizations, phlebotomy, urinalysis and administering medications
    • Experience performing medical front office tasks including scheduling appointments, prior authorizations, medication refills and referrals

     

    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.    

     

    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. 

    Additional Job Detail Information

    Requisition Number 2256804

    Business Segment Optum

    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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