Medical Assistant - Chicopee, MA
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Chicopee
Posted on: June 13, 2022
Job Description:
*$2500 SIGN-ON BONUS TO EXTERNAL HIRES*Careers with MedExpress.
At MedExpress, we believe in delivering quality, convenient,
affordable health care and exceeding our patients expectations. Our
neighborhood medical centers are open every day from 8-8 with a
full medical team and no appointments necessary to help patients
get in, get healthy, and get back to whats really important. We
provide a broad scope of services including urgent care, basic
wellness and prevention, and employer health services. As part of
the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, were working
together to help people live healthier lives and to help the health
system work better for everyone. You can become part of our elite
team almost anywhere with 250 MedExpress centers across the country
and two administrative offices in Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh,
PA. Join us and start doing your lifes best work.(sm)The Medical
Assistant is responsible for ensuring the well-being of patients
and for providing a positive, supportive environment for patients
and other staff while working in conjunction with physicians,
advanced practice clinicians, front office and clinical staff. The
successful Medical Assistant will have strong communication skills
and a dedication to customer service and patient care.This role is
center-based and requires working in a clinical setting. The noise
level is moderate and there is a potential for exposure to
infectious diseases and blood-borne pathogens. It requires the
ability to stand and sit for hours at a time (with some bending and
stooping), ability to use manual dexterity in relation to clinical
requirements, and ability to lift 50 lbs. Hours may vary based on
location, patient volume, and business needs.Primary
Responsibilities:
- Complete provider orders per state and provider
regulations
- Perform Clinical Intake with patients to include taking and
recording vital signs and patient history
- Assist patients as needed with walking, transfer, specimen
collection, exam preparation, etc.
- Complete occupational health testing including such services as
urine drug screens, breath alcohol testing, hair testing and
physicals
- Complete patient referrals and patient callbacks daily
- Proper, concise and complete EMR documentation and paper based
documentation for all assessments and procedures
- Other duties as assigned such as new models of care and new
types of procedures, etc.
- Manage inventory of supplies; restock exam/procedure rooms
- Maintain clinical supplies and equipment and ensure proper
storage of biohazards
- Prepare patient rooms, set up instruments and equipment
according to protocol
- Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between
patient visits to maintain infection controlYoull 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 inRequired Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Completion of a medical assistant training program and/or 1+
years of medical assistant experience in an urgent care, physician,
or emergency room setting, or enrolled in an accredited Radiologic
Technologist program
- Must meet all other state requirements by law, including but
not limited to all state requirements, and licenses, where
applicable
- In the state of Nebraska (NE), must be registered with the NE
Department of Health & Human Services as a Medication Aide, or make
arrangements with Clinical Leadership to obtain promptly upon
hire
- If required by state must maintain current certification from
the Certifying Board of the American Association of Medical
Assistants (AAMA), the National Center for Competency Testing
(NCCT) or registration from the American Medical Technologists
(AMT), or any other recognized certifying body approved by the
Board
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function 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 compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodationPreferred
Qualifications:
- Experience with employer health services (including urine drug
screens, breath alcohol, DOT physicals, etc.)
- Direct experience with the following tasks:
- Clinical intake, patient data collection
- Laboratory specimen collection (blood-draw/venipuncture, urine
collection, point of care testing, etc.)
- Performing EKG testing
- Application of orthopedic devices, such as preformed
splints
- Performing basic wound care
- Review of basic instructions such as use of patient assistive
devices (crutch fitting & walking)
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations
including OSHA and HIPAA requirements
- Knowledge of computerized information systems (EMR) used in
clinical management settingsTo 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)OptumCare is committed
to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do
best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides
administrative and business support services to both its owned and
affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each
medical practice part and their physician employees have complete
authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient
care. OptumCares support services do not interfere with or control
the practice of medicine provided by the medical practices of any
of their physicians.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere:
OptumCare and its affiliated medical practices are 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.OptumCare and its affiliated
medical practices is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required
to pass a drug test before beginning employment.Proof of immunity
to vaccine-preventable diseases is an employment requirement.
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