$1, 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 Medical Assistant 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.

No evenings, weekends, or holidays! Specialty : Primary Care 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 Administer medications and perform injections / immunizations Assist providers with minor, in-office procedures and perform point-of-care testing 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 Qualification : High school diploma or completion of an equivalent adult education program Medical Assistant diploma, technical certificate or certification OR 1 years of experience performing the critical skills of a medical assistant after on-the-job training OR Current enrollment in an accredited medical assistant training program OR Active EMT certification accredited Preferred Qualifications : Active medical assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA or RMA) CPR certification Experience working as a Medical Assistant or EMT Experience with electronic medical record software Experience performing medical back office tasks including obtaining vital signs, 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.

Last updated : 2024-03-05