Field Based Senior Medical Assistant Mobile Units - Multiple Locations

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This position will provide non-clinical and clinical support to dedicated clinic operations including patient flow, responding to requests from clinical staff and providing clinically competent medical care services within their scope of practice. The MA working at any Optum Serve site is responsible for safe patient care and ensuring adherence to all Optum Serve Policies and Procedures. 

The Medical Assistant role is patient facing and can require working in a non-traditional clinical setting. It is customer facing with high expectations for operational excellence, particularly for maintaining strict adherence to compliance and control practices. The Medical Assistant performs clinical and administrative duties in a health care setting under the supervision of a licensed examiner. Duties primarily consist of ancillary completion, as well as telephone and clerical support.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Contributes to the achievement of established organization goals and objectives and adheres to Organization policies, procedures, quality, and safety standards
• Complies with governmental regulations and Accreditation standards
• Assists providers with patient preparation for examination, minor office procedures and with the examination and education of patients
• Supports other members of the clinical care team, assuring optimal best practice patient flow; manages variable and unpredictable patient volume throughout the workday
• Provides clerical support and serves as backup for the Administrative Assistant or other team members as needed
• Screens all patients, regardless of visit type, for preventative care needs, ongoing support, barriers to care, safety concerns, and potential fall risk
• As part of a High Reliability Organization, reports actual and potential problems concerning patients, families and associates using established reporting protocols for Optum Serve and/or work location
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve care quality and safety
• Ensures ongoing compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and quality/safety standards by maintaining and auditing temperature logs, ensuring medication supplies are current/unexpired, checking and maintaining emergency equipment, area free of clutter, and other related tasks
• Performs selected patient and laboratory testing consistent with the scope of the practice, including but not limited to electrocardiography, pulmonary function tests, and vision acuity testing (dependent upon provider and site requirements)
• Documents these activities in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR) or other venues based on policy
• Provides escort for patients and assists with patient discharge activities
• Provides chaperoning for patients per policy
• Fulfills infection prevention and environmental responsibilities as assigned, which many include: Light cleaning during clinic hours and cleaning of equipment
• Updates appropriate records of scheduled equipment maintenance and manages drug and medical supply inventories
• Under onsite provider supervision may perform phlebotomy, including venipuncture; pulmonary function test (PFT), ankle brachial index (ABI) and electrocardiograms (EKG), measurement, and documentation of vital signs
• Completes requisitions as needed
• Attends scheduled meetings including, but not limited to, regular staff meetings and training classes for safety, infection control, OSHA, CLIA, BLS and others as required
• Maintains compliance files, records, logs, charts in accordance with Optum Serve and Federal, State, and Local regulatory, contractual, and organizational guidelines including HIPAA as outlined in training and policies/procedures, quality assurance and improvement processes
• Demonstrates behavior consistent with Optum Serve mission, vision, goals, objectives, and patient care philosophy
• Performs any other duties as directed by Optum Serve Leadership

 Key Attributes:

• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills, in addition to patience and a high level of customer service to all attendees and fellow staff
• Always acts professionally with minimal supervision as a representative of Optum Serve
• Possesses solid organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, solve moderately complex problems while working both independently and collaboratively with others
• Organizes workload, sets priorities, completes assignments in a timely manner and utilizes resources appropriately while complying with organizational standards
• Dedicated to building rapport with team members, patients, and the management team by demonstrating a strong customer service orientation and a continuous positive image of Optum Serve

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
• Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy program
• Experience with sitting for long periods, bending, twisting and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills, exceptional communication and customer service and a solid attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, have good interpersonal skills and a willingness to be flexible and adapt to changing situations
• Demonstrated computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite programs, Gmail and Google Drive, setting up printers, troubleshooting internet issues, ability to learn new programs and systems
• Ability to travel up to 75% of the time

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Phlebotomy certification from accredited training course, when mandated by state requirements
• Experience in clinical settings
• VA or C&P experience
• Experience in waived lab testing and processing
• Experience with compliance duties and cadences: Monthly site checklist – completed monthly

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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