Medical Assistant Primary Care

Company: Optum
Location: Tempe
Posted on: May 8, 2025

Job Description:

$4,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

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.
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Primary Responsibilities:

Performs a variety of back-office activities to assist providers in conducting quality clinics, including administering injections, diagnostic testing, phlebotomy, quality surveys and various other procedures
Delivers exceptional customer service and maintains established quality control standards

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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. In addition, you may receive:

Sign-On Bonus--$4,000 after 30 days of employment -
Overtime eligible at time and half
Annual performance bonus potential
Paid Time Off (PTO) which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 9 Paid Holidays
Career development and training for other roles you may be interested in -
Medical Plan options, Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance within 30 days of hire
401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Education Reimbursement
Employee Discounts
Required Qualifications:

High School graduate or GED
Completion of a Medical Assistant program, or Military Medic program -
Current CPR and / or BLS certification or ability to obtain certification within 30 days of hire

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Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years of experience in an ambulatory care setting
Experience with multiple EMR/EHR Systems such as EPIC, E-Clinical Works (ECW), Allscripts Practice Management (APM), NextGen, Cerner
Bilingual - Spanish

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The hourly range for this role is $16.00 to $28.85 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.
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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. -
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OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. -
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OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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