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For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Foster a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organizations and that emphasizes the identified mission, vision, guiding principles, and values of the organization

• Provide direct patient care in various settings (clinic/patient home/field) with exemplary customer service to internal and external customers. Duties included but not limited to rooming patients, screening patients; visit closure, patient ancillary visits (EKG, DPN, BMD, A1C, and blood pressure check, blood draws); patient education; follow up in the office or by telephone with patients for medical management of health condition

• Assist with the coordination of patient care under the guidance of the primary care provider (lab testing, urgent or emergent referral, patient centered form completion), act as liaison in person or by telephone for health plan, case management activities, home health and disease management within scope of practice

• Responsible for documentation of patient care in electronic medical record, including but not limited to, office visit, vital signs, medication refills/updates, treatments, ancillary visits, patient communication (phone conversations, letters), referrals (new / updates / renewals) and patient tasking

• Meet, follow, document, and audit per regulatory compliance guidelines, assist in the capture of data related to department, quality measures, policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, and/or standards of care. (i.e. Facility Quality Assurance (lab, medication, Monthly Audits, Quarterly Back Office Audits)

• Maintain, facilitate, and promote department protocols, processes, policies, and standards to include but not limited to the following: New and Existing patient management, Pediatrics, Medication Refills, Pathology Specimens, Radiology

• Procedures, and other Specialty specific protocols as signed by department head or designee

• Subject matter expert to include but not limited to Automated Referrals, Touchworks, and APM

• Breakdown and set up (stock supplies, arranging clinic interior/exterior, specialty equipment) as scheduled, related to business need or use of the mobile clinic

• Other duties as assigned (New Hire Training, mentoring co-workers, etc.)

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 or equivalent

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant school, EMT, or 1+ years of experience in the military as a Medical Assistant or equivalent experience

• Current BCLS or must be able to complete certification within 30 days of hire

• Current state lab license or must be able to complete certification within 30 days of hire

• 1+ years of experience in an ambulatory care setting

• Experience performing complex Medical Assistant tasks including tests and treatments within the clinical scope

• Bilingual - Fluent in Spanish and English, subject to certification

• Access to reliable transportation

• Flexibility with regards to work schedule and location

• Willing to travel within Nevada

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with good communications skills

• EMR and/or NextGen experience

• Working knowledge of health insurance: HMO, PPO, Medicare, and Medicaid

• Customer service skills, including phone etiquette

• Computer skills including Windows based applications

Nevada Residents Only: The hourly range for Nevada residents is $16.00 to $28.27 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At 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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer 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.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.