Medical Assistant - Optum
Onsite
Maplewood, NJ, United States
Maplewood, NJ, United States
Posted 10 days ago
Job Details
$1,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates Opportunities with Optum in the Tri-State region (formerly CareMount Medical, ProHEALTH New York and Riverside Medical Group). Come make a difference in the lives of people who turn to us for care at one of our hundreds of locations across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Work with state-of-the-art technology and brilliant co-workers who share your passion for helping people feel their best. Join a dynamic health care organization and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepares the patient for the Medical Provider’s examination by obtaining vital signs and patient history
- Prepares and maintains the examination and treatment areas
- Prepares the patient for and assisting with the examinations, procedures and treatments
- Maintains medication and immunization records
- Performs sterilization techniques and an inventory of supplies and equipment
- Understands proper function and care of special equipment
- Performs routine maintenance and calibration of administrative and clinical equipment
- Administers vaccines and other injections where applicable
- Organizes and maintains medical records
- Cooperates with other Optum Tri-State employees to achieve specific team goals
- To the extent requested by the Medical Provider, Optum Tri-State Medical Assistants are also responsible for certain follow-up with patients, such as ensuring specialist appointments are scheduled and referrals are prepared
- All Optum Tri-State employees are expected to keep abreast of current medical requirements relevant to their position, which includes maintaining patient confidentiality and abiding by all HIPPA and OSHA requirements
- Assist with front desk and other duties as assigned
- Weekend shifts in rotation may be required
- Full Medical Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Holidays
- 401k with company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Discount Program
- and more...
- Medical Assistant Certification or ability to obtain Certification within 90 days of employment. If MA Certification is not attained in the 90 day period, then the employee will be required to change job roles to accommodate business needs
- Basic computer and word-processing skills
- Proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases
- 1+ years of experience working as a Medical Assistant performing front and clinical back-office duties including phlebotomy, injections, obtaining vital signs and recording medical history
- MD office work experience
- Knowledge of Epic EMR software
- Bi-lingual - Spanish
- Medical Assistant Certification
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