$1,000 Sign-On Bonus for External Candidates

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Location : Optum Primary Care of Gahanna: 680 Buckles Court North, Suite 100, Gahanna, OH 43230

Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; No evenings, weekends, or holidays!

Specialty : Primary Care

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare examination rooms and sterilizing equipment

• Room patients, obtain health history, check vital signs and perform EKG’s

• 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

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:

• Graduated from an accredited MA program or 1+ years of experience performing the critical skills of a medical assistant after on-the-job training

• Medical Assistant Certification (CMA or RMA) or you must be willing to attain that certification within 9 months of the start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Medical Assistant certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA or RMA)

• CPR certification

• Experience working as a Medical Assistant

• Experience with electronic medical records 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.

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.