Medical Assistant or EMT - Pediatrics

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Newark
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Find out what it means to be part of an exceptional company that values its employees, its role in health care, and making a difference one patient at a time. Take a look at American Health Network, part of Optum and explore a new path to your lifes best work.(sm)

American Health Network is looking for a Medical Assistant or EMT to join their clinical team. In this role, the MA or EMT will be working alongside providers and clinical staff to perform the following functions.

The schedule for this position is as follows; Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm with occasional Saturdays, 8:00am - 11:00am.

Primary Responsibilities:

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• Prepare examination rooms and sterilizing equipment
  
• Room patients, obtain health history, check vital signs and perform EKGs
  
• Administer injections and collect specimens
  
• Document patient care using NextGen electronic medical record software
  
• Schedule appointments, complete prior authorizations, process medication refills, handle referrals, answer calls and complete paperwork
  
• Assist physicians and nurse practitioners with minor, in-office procedures
  
  Youll 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:
  
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  • High School Diploma or GED
    
    
    
    
  • Medical Assistant Diploma/Degree or basic EMT Certification
    
    
    
    
  • Ability to commute to the office locations
    
    
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
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    • Experience working as a Medical Assistant or Emergency Medical Technician
      
      
      
      
    • Medical Assistant Certification (CMA or RMA)
      
      
      
      
    • EMR/EHR experience
      
      
      
      
    • Experience with NextGen medical record software
      
      
      
      
    • CPR certification
      
      
      
      
    • Experience with medical front office and back office duties
      
      
      
      
    • Additional healthcare certifications including ARRT, CEHRS, CBCS, CMAA, CPT
      
      
      Opportunities with American Health Network, part of Optum. When you join American Health Network (AHN), you become part of a team that strives to identify and retain the top healthcare professionals in the markets it serves. At American Health Network, we want to be the best health care organization we can be. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients. Were a physician-led organization, operating over 70 medical offices in Indiana and Ohio, with over 300 providers and 1200 employees. Were also part of Optum, in the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, and backed by the resources of a global health care organization working to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Thats an important differentiator as more people need our help simplifying the complexities of the American health care system. At the same time, the culture of AHN supports work-life flexibility for employees and places a high value on their physical, emotional, financial and other aspects of well-being.
      
      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)
      
      Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.
      
      UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
      
      Job Keywords: Registered Medical Assistant, RMA, Certified Medical Assistant, CMA, Medical Assistant, MA, EMT, Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Phlebotomist, Phlebotomist, Patient Care Representative, PCR, Patient Care Rep, Patient Care, Medical Back Office, Back Office, Pediatric, Pediatrics, Pediatric Office, Newark, OH, Ohio

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