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The Primary Care Plus Medical Assistant provides quality nursing care to patients and assists the Physician and Nurse Practitioners in the clinical setting.  

This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8 hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of (8:00am - 5:00pm). It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. Our office is located at 2645 Oneil Lane Building D, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

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Primary Responsibilities: 

• Addresses the total patient, inclusive of medical, psychosocial, behavioral, cultural, and spiritual needs.


• Involves the individual patient and caregiver, as appropriate, in decision making.


• Facilitates communication and coordination among members of the care team.


• Provides patient care to include: patient assessment prior to physician's/nurse practitioner's examination, serves as patient advocate/liaison by answering questions related to care and treatment, as appropriate, provides patient education and self-management support, implements physician orders (injections, prescription refills, diagnostic tests, referrals, etc.) and assists providers with procedures.


• Escorts patient to exam room


• Participates in team "huddles" and ensures electronic medical record (EMR) is prepared for the clinic visit


• Triages phone calls to the appropriate department and enters the call into the EMR as a Telephone Encounter. After the call has been addressed, communicates with the patient and documents in the Telephone Encounter.


• Maintains cleanliness of the patient care areas (exam rooms)


• Ensures exam rooms are stocked at all times.


• Cleans and disinfects instruments according to policy.


• Performs clinic tasks as directed by Clinic Manager.


• Assists Clinic Manager with the ordering and receiving of medical supplies and medications.


• Works closely with the Clinic Manager and Quality Manager to create and implement new clinic processes.


• Reviews all required education courses (live and online) and applies to daily clinic practice


• Maintains competency of clinical skills

You'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.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma / GED (or higher) OR Equivalent Work Experience.


• 1+ years of clinic work experience


• MA credentialing 


• Current CPR/AED certification 


• Computer experience (outlook calendar and email)


• Experience with OSHA / HIPAA compliance


• Electronic Medical Records work experience


• You will be provisioned with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and are required to perform this role with patients and members on site, as this is an essential function of this role


• Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Injection administering


• Current Medical Assistant certification


• Epic experience

Physical and Work Environment

• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds


• Ability to bend and sit for long periods

UnitedHealth Group is an essential business. The health and safety of our team members is our highest priority, so we are taking a science driven approach to slowly welcome and transition some of our workforce back to the office with many safety protocols in place. We continue to monitor and assess before we confirm the return of each wave, paying specific attention to geography-specific trends. We have taken steps to ensure the safety of our 325,000 team members and their families, providing them with resources and support as they continue to serve the members, patients and customers who depend on us.

Some of the steps we've taken to ensure employee well-being include:

• Launched our ProtectWell app and UnitedCARES program to help ease the burden and stress for our UnitedHealth Group team members and their immediate family affected by COVID-19


• Daily updates from our CEO Dave Wichmann to support and inspire team members during this challenging time


• Onsite social distancing and increased sanitization measures for employees who have been welcomed back to our offices


• Fully cover the COVID-19 healthcare costs for our employees

You can learn more about all we are doing to fight COVID-19 and support impacted communities at: https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/newsroom/addressing-covid.html

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