Medical Assistant SMA - Pahrump, NV - Full-time / Part-time

At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that is focused on transformational change in the health care system.  You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business.  And you will make contributions that will have an impact that is greater than you have ever imagined.          

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) is a multi-specialty group of physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, consisting of over 200 providers, fourteen clinical locations including nine health care centers, five urgent care clinical and an outpatient surgery center. SMA offers patients compassion, innovation, and quality care throughout southern Nevada. SMA is headquartered in the greater Las Vegas, NV area.  This position is located in Pahrump, Nevada.

As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for a new Medical Assistant to join our team... 

Primary Responsibilities:     

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  Checking in patients, conducting an initial assessment and completion of medical paperwork and helping to make the patient experience as positive as possible   

  
  
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  Follow up with patients pre and post op and assisting with medication refills   

  
  
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  Provide direct support to the Provider on a daily basis in providing superior patient care   

  
  
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  Provide excellent customer service and help identify opportunities to improve our quality measures for patient care   

  
  
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  Responsible for completing all pre-visit documentation and conducting various procedures such as gathering vital sign information    

  
  
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  Completion/review of required Health Risk Assessment and risk factor screenings    

  
  
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  Assist with prepping charts for exams, outreach and scheduling for patients and general management of tasks for follow-up   

Required Qualifications:   

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  High School Diploma or GED  

  
  
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  Medical Assistant certificate   

  
  
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  CPR certification or ability to attain within 30 days of hire   

  
  
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  Intermediate computer skills: MS Office   

  
  
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  Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

  
  
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  Must either be in or be willing to work in Pahrump 

Preferred Qualifications: 

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  Experience in primary care office with both Front and Back office experience   

  
  
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  1+ years as Medical Assistant in a clinical setting   

  
  
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  Working knowledge of Health Insurance: HMO, PPO, Medicare and Medicaid   

  
  
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  Bilingual in Spanish   

  
  
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  Experience working with Electronic Medical Records   

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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