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Opportunities with Optum in the Tri-State region (formerly CareMount Medical, ProHEALTH New York and Riverside Medical Group). Come make a difference in the lives of people who turn to us for care at one of our hundreds of locations across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Work with state-of-the-art technology and brilliant co-workers who share your passion for helping people feel their best. Join a dynamic health care organization and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Associate Medical Assistant works to assist clinicians in providing health care at clinic locations. An Associate Medical Assistant serves the patient and all members of the health care team by gathering and maintaining the necessary medical information in a cheerful, friendly, personable manner. This role provides quality patient care and helps to establish rapport between the clinician and patient.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Greets patients, family members and guests with a friendly smile

• Assists patients with signing in and completing registration

• Enters and scans patient’s demographic and insurance information in Epic

• Verifies insurance eligibility and benefit information; informs patients of insurance benefits

• Collects co-payments and patient balances

• Answers incoming phone calls in a courteous and prompt manner; directs calls and takes messages

• Assists physician and clinical staff by coordinating follow up care for patients; schedules referral appointments for patients and obtains authorization for diagnostic testing

• Sends patient records to primary care physician

• Takes vital signs, performs EKGs and assists providers with patient care

• Prepares exam rooms for patients and documents patient encounters in Epic

• Performs lab testing and quality assurance

• Prepares and tracks specimens sent to lab

• Restocks and maintains inventory of exam rooms, lab and storage rooms

• Places outgoing phone calls to patients for follow up care and handles incoming phone calls from patients

• Assists with other tasks as assigned

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 equivalent experience

• Customer service experience

• Proven solid computer skills

• Experience with vital signs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant program

• Certification in Medical Assisting

• Phlebotomy certification

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers (AHA) or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)

• 1+ years of relevant medical office experience

• Epic experience

• Knowledge of insurance carriers and managed care plans

• Ability to be flexible to travel to neighboring urgent care facilities

New York Residents Only: The hourly range for New York residents is $16.00 to $23.94 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.