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Medical Assistant Mobile Team Unit for WellMed - Weslaco, TX - Full-time / Part-time
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Weslaco, TX Weslaco, Texas |
About this job
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)
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.
8am to 5pm 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 14 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.
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 Medical Assistant and CPR certifications
Requirements
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
- Ability to use MS Office package or similar programs
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- ICD-9 and CPT coding experience
- Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
- Effective communication and customer service skills
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least one year of experience as a Medical Assistant
- Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program
- More than one year of related experience in a medical setting
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) language proficiency
Our hiring process is rigorous because we want to ensure the best job and culture fit for you and for us. Please ensure that your application is complete and that all required sections have been filled out (about you, history and certifications, application questions and job questions.)
We encourage you to review our video interviewing process in the event you are requested to complete your interview via this method. Upon successful completion of these steps and a review to determine if your qualifications match the position, you will be advised of your status.
WellMed is a healthcare delivery system serving more than 90,000 patients, primarily Medicare eligible seniors, in Texas and Florida through primary care clinics, multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. 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 WellMed. Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 90,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team 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, 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.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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