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Medical Assistant - Ft. Worth, TX - Full-time / Part-time
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth, Texas |
About this job
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)
The Certified Medical Assistant performs a variety of patient care activities to assist physicians and nursing personnel, including administering injections, EKG's, phlebotomy, Quality screenings and various other procedures. Delivers quality customer service and maintains established quality control standards. This position will work directly with our Quality and Risk Adjustment market based teams and providers with both our employed and contracted providers in the respective market position is assigned.
Requirements
- 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
- Ability to travel frequently within assigned market
- Be flexible and adaptable to change
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to push or pull heavy objects using up to 100 pounds of force
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to use fine motor skills to operate equipment and/or machinery
- Ability to receive and comprehend instructions verbally and/or in writing
- Ability to use logical reasoning for simple and complex problem solving
- Occasionally requires exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids
- 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)