Medical Assistant Certified

Company: Optum
Location: Everett
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

The Call Assist team is looking for a Medical Assistant to join the team full time in Everett.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 hour shifts

The Call Assist Medical Assistant works with all members of the departmental health care team providing assistance to patients over the telephone and direct interaction when working with patient flow.

The Medical Assistant is responsibilities include:

* Delivering high quality patient care over the phone
* Schedules all appointments and/or procedures following established scheduling guidelines
* Verifies, schedules and updates pertinent patient information across TEC systems according to the standard work documentation in the electronic health record (EPIC).
* Collects data relevant for processing patient requests from patients directly or other care team members.
* Communicates patient concerns or changes in patient's health status to physician or registered nurse.
* Assists in the coordination of clerical information necessary to provide patient care i.e. referrals, assisting patients with appointments, assists patients with the arrangement of tests and treatments prescribed by physician, or registered nurse.
* Registers new patients according to standard work documentation
* Advises patients of their responsibilities regarding insurance and referral information.

Medical Assistant Credentials:

* Active Interim or Medical Assistant Certified (MA-C) through the Washington State Department of Health.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (through the American Heart Association).

Interested in learning more? Let's talk about our Medical Assistant opportunities and your career growth!

What's the first thing that happens when one of the leading independent medical groups in the country comes together with a global leader in health care? Opportunity. With DaVita Medical Group, HealthCare Partners, The Everett Clinic, Northwest Physicians Network, MountainView Medical Group and Magan Medical Clinic joining OptumCare and the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, people like you will find increasing levels of challenge, impact and professional success. We're changing health care for the better by improving access to affordable, high quality care, and working together to improve the patient experience. That takes passion, commitment, intense focus and the ability to contribute effectively in a highly collaborative team environment. Are you with us? Learn more about this exciting opportunity to do your life's best work.(SM)

Careers with OptumCare. 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. OptumCare, 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. Here you'll find incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(SM)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare and its affiliated medical practices are Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and 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. OptumCare and its affiliated medical practices is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Keywords: Optum, Everett , Medical Assistant Certified, Healthcare , Everett, Washington