Medical Assistant - Orthopedics

$33,280 - $49,795/Yr

UnitedHealth Group - Lake Katrine, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Lake Katrine, NY

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Medical Assistant role at UnitedHealth Group involves providing direct care to patients and coordinating with the care team to ensure seamless service delivery. The position requires clinical competence in assisting healthcare providers during examinations and procedures, as well as performing various clinical duties within established standards. The Medical Assistant will also engage with patients to address their individual needs and ensure proper care coordination.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates clinical competence in the direct care of patients in established area(s) of practice and assisting MDs with procedures
• Performs clinical duties within scope of practice complying with the accepted department standards, policies, and protocols
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to patient care, focusing on addressing each patient's individual and family needs at the time of service; communicates identified needs in a timely manner
• Demonstrated clinical competence when assisting physician/mid-level healthcare professional and/or nurse during exams and office diagnostic procedures/treatments
• Performs authorized procedures competently (i.e., vital signs, vision screening, selected laboratory tests) as directed by physician or nurse in clinical practice area
• Prepares e-prescriptions for processing to pharmacies when instructed to do so by physician
• Inspects, cleans/prepares and processes instruments/equipment according to manufacturers' guidelines
• Processes specimens for transport to laboratory, ensuring that specimens are properly labeled and appropriate orders have been placed in NextGen

Requirements

• Current Nationally Recognized Medical Assistant Certification or the ability to obtain within 1 year of employment (Training and examination is provided and paid for in-house)
• 1+ years of clinical experience in a medical office, clinic or hospital setting

Nice-to-haves

• Graduate of an accredited medical assistant program with 1+ years of recent experience as a medical assistant
• Current CPR / BLS certification

Benefits

• $1,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates
• Excellent benefits within 30 days
• Annual bonus potential
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase