Medical Assistant - Pediatrics (JERSEY CITY)

$1,000 Sign on Bonus for External Candidates

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.

It is time to take your career to the next level. As a Medical Assistant at Optum, you will learn from health care experts as you work side by side to provide care for patients in a clinical setting. You will build meaningful relationships with patients, their family members, health care providers, and office staff while providing high-quality direct patient care. We'll offer you more than talent, resources, and can-do culture. We will provide you with the chance to improve the lives of others while helping improve the lives of millions.

• Location : 46 Essex St Jersey City, NJ 07302
• Hours : 40 Hours per week between Monday 9:00am - 7:00pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00am - 7:00pm, Thursday 8:00am - 8:00pm, Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm, and every other Saturday 8am-2pm
  • Two required closing shifts per week
• Specialty : Pediatrics

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality patient care through face-to-face, telephone, and electronic contact for examination, treatment, monitoring, and preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures
• Travel to other locations when needed
• Collect and document patient information, including vital signs, chief complaint, review of medications, allergies, health risk screen information, the status of extended care benefits, and other services
• Assist physicians and nursing personnel with injections and other patient care procedures as directed
• Coordinate patient care as directed by physicians, company standards, and policies
• Assist with tasks, phone calls, and messages; document all actions taken
• Proper, concise, and complete EMR documentation and paper-based documentation for all assessments and procedures
• Prepare and clean patient rooms and set up instruments and equipment according to protocol while maintaining infection control

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:

• Nat