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UnitedHealth Group Medical Assistant Foot Ankle in Avon, Indiana
$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.
It is time to take your career to the next level. In this role, you will learn from healthcare experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinic setting. At OptumCare, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of business, you will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care.
Position Details:
Location : Carmel, IN and Avon, IN*
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30AM - 4:30PM (Mon-Avon, Tues-Carmel, Weds-Avon, Thurs-Administrative assignment, Fri- Administrative assignment ) / No evenings, weekends, or holidays!
This is a traveling role that includes mileage reimbursement. Employees will also receive an additional $2.00 per hour on days they travel to an alternate location from their base practice location.
Specialty: Foot and Ankle
The MA/EMT will receive training and a course for completion to receive their Radiology License to take images below the knee.
Primary Responsibilities:
Prepare examination rooms and sterilize medical equipment & instruments
Room patients, obtain health history and check vital signs
Document patient care using electronic medical record software
Assist providers with minor, in-office procedures
Schedule appointments, complete prior authorizations, process medication refills, handle referrals and answer patient calls as needed
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 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 in a family practice setting
Experience with NextGen or other electronic medical record (EMR) software
Experience performing medical back-office tasks including 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: 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.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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