Medical Assistant Optum Medical Partners - Las Vegas, NV

• Assists with phone calls and messages. Documents all calls and actions taken
  
• Responsible for collection and documentation of patient information to include vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies, health risk screen information and other services
  
• Ability to direct patients to the team member that would resolve issues prior to and after the Urology appointment. Participates in the monitoring of patients with chronic disease. Ensure patients meet post hospital visit requirements, medication refills and follow up appointments
  
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team to facilitate care plan
  
• Responsible for compliance requirements such as laboratory QC management, waive testing, maintenance of crash cart and drug count as well as other requirements dictated by clinic needs
  
• Other duties as assigned to include, but not limited to, assisting coworkers and floating to other areas
  
• Follow standard protocols, processes and policies to include but not limited to the following: Medication Refill, Preventative Services, Managing Conditions, and Disease Case Management as signed by department head or designee

Required Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications:

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)


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