UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group

  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
Do you have empathy and an enthusiasm to assist others? Changing health care and countless lives as an outcome begins with the worths you welcome and the enthusiasm you give attain your life’s finest work.( sm)

The Medical Assistant (MA) takes part in offering client care at the suitable ability level. They have a responsibility to supply a requirement of care that satisfies or goes beyond that of a fairly skilled and experienced Medical Assistant. The MA carries out responsibilities within their scope of practice handed over by, and under the guidance of, a service provider (TX) or doctor (FL)

Duties consist of: Organizes the scientific environment and supplies assistance in client care circumstances. Assistance consists of however is not restricted to helping doctors and nursing workers, consisting of those abilities noted under Job Functions listed below in addition to numerous other treatments under the direct guidance and obligation of a medical supplier. The MA helps in recognizing client requirements or issues and interacting information to the service provider or other members of the medical group. The MA provides quality customer support. Makes sure policy and treatments are followed consisting of infection control, personal privacy and privacy. Finishes compulsory training.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Performs all responsibilities within the scope of a Medical Assistant’s practice. Runs diagnostic devices (can not analyze tests), eliminate staples from shallow injuries, modifications wound dressing and gets cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, carries out easy specimen collection through noninvasive methods and gathers blood specimens through venipuncture or by means of capillary, carries out EKGs. Carries out quality assurance examine devices. Prepares and decontaminates medical devices utilizing the autoclave
  • Rooms clients according to policy and treatments, prepares client for evaluation
  • Records client care documents in the medical record properly and in a prompt way
  • Coordinates client care as directed by doctors, business requirements and policies
  • Respects client privacy at all times and deals with clients with courtesy and regard
  • Organizes test and treatment spaces, stocks and cleans up spaces and sanitizes instruments
  • Practices basic infection control preventative measures
  • Telephone and in-person screening restricted to consumption and event of info without needing the workout of judgment based upon scientific understanding
  • Supports and follows Standard Delegation of Orders (SDO)
  • Performs all other associated tasks as designated

You’ll be rewarded and acknowledged for your efficiency in an environment that will challenge you and offer you clear instructions on what it requires to prosper in your function along with supply advancement for other functions you might have an interest in.

Required Qualifications:

  • High school graduate or GED equivalent
  • Current, nationally acknowledged Medical Assistant accreditation or the capability to acquire the accreditation within 180 days of work. Medical Assistants who are worked with prior to getting their accreditation are anticipated to carry out at the very same level as a “accredited” Medical Assistant.
  • Current BLS accreditation for doctor (composed test and in-person evaluation) sometimes of hire or within 30 days of hire
  • Basic computer system literacy needed, with intermediate Excel abilities
  • Knowledge of medical terms
  • This position needs Tuberculosis screening along with evidence of resistance to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through laboratory verification of resistance, recorded proof of vaccination, or a medical professional’s medical diagnosis of illness.
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is a vital task function of this function. Prospects situated in states that mandate COVID-19 booster dosages should likewise abide by those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will follow all federal, state and regional guidelines along with all customer requirements and will acquire required evidence of vaccination, and boosters when suitable, previous to work to guarantee compliance. Prospects should have the ability to carry out all vital task functions with or without sensible lodging

Preferred Qualifications:

  • At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant
  • Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding
  • Bilingual
  • Ability to respond calmly and successfully in emergency situation scenarios
  • Good interaction and client service abilities

Physical & Mental Requirements:

  • Ability to raise, press or pull >35 pounds. with support Ability to mean prolonged time periods
  • Ability to utilize great motor abilities to run devices and/or equipment Ability to get and understand guidelines verbally and/or in composing Ability to utilize rational thinking for basic and intricate issue fixing Occasionally needs direct exposure to infectious illness or physical fluids Ability to discriminate tones of color when checking out dipstick

To safeguard the health and wellness of our labor force, clients and neighborhoods we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate business need all staff members to reveal COVID-19 vaccination status prior to starting work. In addition, some functions and areas need complete COVID-19 vaccination, consisting of boosters, as a necessary task function. UnitedHealth Group follows all federal, state and regional COVID-19 vaccination guidelines along with all customer COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will acquire the essential details from prospects prior to work to make sure compliance. Prospects should have the ability to carry out all vital task functions with or without affordable lodging. Failure to satisfy the vaccination requirement might lead to rescission of a work deal or termination of work.

Careers with WellMed. Our focus is basic. We’re innovators in preventative healthcare, aiming to alter the face of healthcare for senior citizens. We’re affecting 550,000+ lives, mostly Medicare qualified elders in Texas and Florida, through main and multi-specialty centers, and contracted medical management services. We’ve signed up with Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group household of business, and our objective is to assist the ill ended up being well and to assist clients comprehend and manage their health in a long-lasting effort at health. Our companies and personnel are chosen for their commitment and concentrate on preventative, proactive care. For you, that indicates one amazing group and a particular chance to do your life’s finest work.( sm)

WellMed was established in 1990 with a vision of being a physician-led business that might alter the face of health care shipment for elders. Through the WellMed Care Model, we focus on assisting our clients remain healthy by offering the care they require from physicians who appreciate them. We partner with numerous Medicare Advantage health insurance in Texas and Florida and anticipate continuing development.

Diversity produces a much healthier environment: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action companies and all certified candidates will get factor to consider for work without regard to race, color, religious beliefs, sex, age, nationwide origin, safeguarded experienced status, impairment status, sexual preference, gender identity or expression, marital status, hereditary details, or any other particular secured by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free work environment. Prospects are needed to pass a drug test prior to starting work.

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