Medical Assistant WellMed Rockport, TX - Full-time

pspanstrongOpportunities at WellMed,/strongspan /spanpart of the Optum family of businesses. We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion for helping people achieve better health. With opportunities for physicians, clinical staff and non-patient-facing roles, you can make a difference with us as you discover the meaning behindspanstrong /strong/spanstrongCaring. Connecting. Growing together.  /strong/span/ppspan /span/ppspanThe Medical Assistant (MA) participates in providing patient care at the appropriate skill level. They have a duty to provide a standard of care that meets or exceeds that of a reasonably competent and knowledgeable Medical Assistant. The MA performs duties within their scope of practice delegated by, and under the supervision of, a provider (TX) or physician (FL) /span/ppspan /span/ppspanPosition in this function organizes the clinical environment and provides support in patient care situations. Support includes but is not limited to assisting physicians and nursing personnel, including those skills listed under Job Functions below along with various other procedures under the direct supervision and responsibility of a medical provider.  The MA assists in identifying patient needs or problems and communicating data to the provider or other members of the clinical team.  The MA delivers quality customer service. Ensures policy and procedures are followed including infection control, privacy and confidentiality. Completes mandatory training./span/ppspanstrong /strong/span/ppspanstrongPrimary Responsibilities:/strong/span/pullispanPerforms all duties within the scope of a Medical Assistant’s practice. Operates diagnostic equipment (cannot interpret tests), remove staples from superficial wounds, changes wound dressing and obtains cultures, administers non-intravenous medication, performs simple specimen collection via noninvasive techniques and collects blood specimens via venipuncture or via capillary, performs EKGs.span  /spanPerforms quality control checks on equipment.span  /spanPrepares and sterilizes medical equipment using the autoclave/span/lilispanRooms patients according to policy and procedures, prepares patient for examination/span/lilispanRecords patient care documentation in the medical record accurately and in a timely manner/span/lilispanCoordinates patient care as directed by physicians, company standards and policies/span/lilispanRespects patient confidentiality at all times and treats patients with courtesy and respect/span/lilispanOrganizes exam and treatment rooms, stocks and cleans rooms and sterilizes instruments/span/lilispanPractices standard infection control precautions/span/lilispanTelephone and in-person screening limited to intake and gathering of information without requiring the exercise of judgment based on clinical knowledge/span/lilispanSupports and follows Standard Delegation of Orders (SDO)/span/lilispanPerforms all other related duties as assigned/span/li/ulpspan /span/ppspanYou’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in./span/pbr %3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ERequired Qualifications:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Tahoma;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;%22%3EHigh school graduate or GED equivalent%3C/span%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/li%3E%3Cli style=%22font-family:Tahoma;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;%22%3ECurrent, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification%3Cspan%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Ci%3E%3Cstrong%3Eor%3C/strong%3E%3Cspan%3E%3Cstrong%3E%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/i%3Ethe ability to obtain the%3Cspan%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Ci%3Ecertification within 180 days of employment%3C/i%3E. 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No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from %24xx.xx to %24xx.xx per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13.02px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px 0px 12px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;%22%3E%3Ci%3EAt UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.%3C/i%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp style=%22-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255,