Associate Medical Assistant- WellMed ( Sinton, TX)

WellMed provides concierge-level medical care and service for seniors, delivered by physicians and clinic staff that understand and care about the patient's health.  WellMed's proactive approach focuses on prevention and the complete coordination of care for patients.  WellMed is now part of the Optum  division under the greater UnitedHealth Group umbrella.

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)

9am to 6pm Monday- Friday

In this Medical Assistant role, you will learn from healthcare experts as you work side by side to provide care for seniors in a clinic setting.   You will build meaningful relationships with seniors, 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 aging population.  We offer  the benefits of working for a Fortune 17 company - career opportunities, great benefits, paid time off, and more!   The successful  candidate will have a degree from a  Medical Assistant program, demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, and have the ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

The Certified Medical Assistant performs a variety of patient care activities to assist physicians and nursing personnel, including administering injections, EKG's, phlebotomy and various other procedures. Delivers quality customer service and maintains established quality control standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs all duties within the scope of a Certified Medical Assistant (procedures, injections, EKGs, phlebotomy)
  
• Rooms patients 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 certifications (MA and CPR) and quality control standards
  
• Participates in marketing events as determined by business need
  
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent
  
• Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or registration required or the ability to obtain the designation within 90 days of employment
  
• Current CPR certification or the ability to attain the certification within 30 days of employment
  
• Basic computer literacy
  
• Knowledge of medical terminology
  
• ICD-9 and CPT coding
  
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
  
• Good communication and customer service skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant
  
• Bilingual
  
• 1+ year of related experience in a medical setting

Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, WellMed is an industry leader in medical risk management, highly effective disease management and chronic care programs, healthcare delivery services and more.

Our focus and mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. We are innovators in preventative healthcare, striving to change the face of healthcare delivery for seniors. Our providers and support staff are selected for their dedication to the senior population and focus on preventative, proactive patient care.

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.