Medical Assistant - Lafayette, IN

***$1,000 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.

Location: 3743 Landmark Dr. Suite 200 Lafayette, 47905

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Specialty: Family Practice

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepares patient and treatment rooms; sterilizes medical equipment
• Rooms patients, obtains health history, and measures and documents vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, height, weight)
• Documents patient care and medical history using NextGen electronic medical record (EMR) software
• Assists physicians with minor, in-office procedures
• Schedules appointments, completes prior authorizations, processes medication refills, handles referrals, answers calls and completes necessary paperwork
• Performs CLIA waived testing
• Administers injections or treatments and performs routine laboratory tests
• Maintains all Practice Health and Safety Standards
• Complies with Medical Assistant Certification Procedure by becoming certified (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) within 9 months of employment

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:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 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
• Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA) or must be willing to attain that certification within 9 months of start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPR certification
• Active Medical Assistant Certification (CMA, CCMA, NCMA, or RMA)
• Additional healthcare certifications including ARRT, CEHRS, CBCS, CMAA, CPT
• Experience working as an MA or EMT in a primary care setting
• Experience with NextGen or other electronic medical record (EMR) software
• Experience performing medical back-office tasks including 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.