Medical Assistant - Seal Beach, CA

In 2012, Centers for Family Medicine and Premier Physicians Medical Group merged to create a single medical group serving the communities within Orange and southern Los Angeles counties. We are comprised of 15 practices with more than 90 physicians and mid-level providers. From pediatric and adolescent medicine, to adult and senior care, we strive to provide a higher level of service through our unique, patient-driven model. Centers for Family Medicine and Premier Physicians are now part of Optum.

At Optum, we share what might be seen as a surprisingly simple goal: making the health system work better for everyone. We look for people who relentlessly push themselves to go farther. For these high performers, a position on a team at Optum, a business of UnitedHealth Group, is a natural fit. We offer more than the talent, resources and can-do culture-we offer a place to improve the lives of others while doing your life's best work.(sm)

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life's best work.(sm)

In this Medical Assistant role, you will learn from healthcare experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinic setting. You will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, healthcare providers, and office staff while providing high quality direct patient care. You will enjoy profound job satisfaction as you impact the care and comfort of our patient population. We offer the benefits of working for a Fortune 14 company - career opportunities, great benefits, paid time off, and more! The successful candidate will have experience as a Medical Assistant and demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, and have the ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of patient care activities to assist physicians and nursing personnel including procedures, injections, EKGs, phlebotomy


• Delivers quality customer service and maintains established quality control standards


• Shows patients to exam rooms according to company standards


• Records patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner


• Coordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies


• Processes appropriate documents in an organized and accurate fashion


• Respects patient confidentiality at all times


• Organizes exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilizes instruments


• Maintains quality control standards and required certifications (MA and CPR)

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED


• Current Medical Assistant certificate


• 1 or more years of face-to-face Customer Service experience


• Intermediate level of experience with MS Office and other windows based programs


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 or more years of experience working in a Medical Office setting


• Ability to read and interpret office forms and insurance cards


• An understanding of various health insurance plans


• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience


• Bilingual in Spanish

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system 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: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

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