Medical Assistant – General Surgery

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.

In this Medical Assistant role, you will learn from healthcare experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinic setting. You will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, healthcare providers, and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care. You will enjoy profound job satisfaction as you impact the care and comfort of our patient population. We offer the benefits of working for a large, multi – national company – career opportunities, great benefits, paid time off, and more! The successful candidate will have experience as a Medical Assistant and demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and have the ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and participating in day to day clinical care of patients
• Performs patient intake process (vital signs, history, medication review)
• Coordinate patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies
• Performs clinical procedures (injections, ear lavage)
• Assists the providers with invasive procedures and minor surgeries
• Autoclaving
• Maintains clinical logs (exam room maintenance, temperature logs)
• Submits electronic referrals for additional services
• Enrolls / responds to electronic patient messages in the patient portal program
• Processes medication refills per protocol
• Makes / takes patient calls
• Schedule appointments when required
• Other responsibilities as assigned

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:

• Graduate from a Medical Assistant program / school, or a Registered Medical Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant
• Current CPR card for Healthcare Professionals (BLS) -American Heart Association
• 1+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Registered Medical Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant
• Experience working in Family Practice, Specialty, or Internal
• Experience in working with HMO, PPO, Medicare
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $16.00 to $27.69 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.