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Medical Assistant – Pittsburgh, PA

United Health Group

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15122

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Salary:

$18.54 - $21.63 Hour

Job type:

Monday to Friday

Job Schedule:

Day shift

Job benefits:

Health insurance
Paid time off
Employee discount
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible schedule
Parental Leave
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible spending account
Retirement plan
Others

Description:

Careers with MedExpress. At MedExpress, we believe in delivering quality, convenient, affordable health care and exceeding our patients’ expectations. Our neighborhood medical centers are open every day from 8-8 with a full medical team and no appointments necessary to help patients get in, get healthy, and get back to what’s really important. We provide a broad scope of services including urgent care, basic wellness and prevention, and employer health services. As part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re working together to help people live healthier lives and to help the health system work better for everyone. You can become part of our elite team almost anywhere with 250 MedExpress centers across the country and two administrative offices in Morgantown, WV and Pittsburgh, PA. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.


As a Medical Assistant, you will be ensuring the well-being of patients while working in conjunction with physicians, advanced practice clinicians, front office and clinical staff. This role is based in one of our MedExpress urgent care centers. Perform Clinical Intake with patients to include taking and recording vital signs and patient history.

Position Details:

Location: 4620 William Penn Highway, Murrysville, 15668

Potential travel to Latrobe required

Schedule: 36 hours a week 12-hour shifts 8:00am-8:00pm, alternating weekends

Specialty: Urgent Care


Primary Responsibilities:

Assist patients as needed with walking, transfer, specimen collection, exam preparation, etc.
Complete patient referrals and patient callbacks daily
Maintain clinical supplies and equipment and ensure proper storage of biohazards
Clean exam/procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain 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.

Skill:

Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
Interpersonal
Learning/adaptability
Self-management
Organizational
Computer
Problem solving
Open mindedness
Strong work ethic
technology
Others

Others Requirements:

Completion of a medical assistant training program and/or 1+ years medical assistant experience in an urgent care physician or emergency room setting or enrolled in an accredited Radiologic Technologist program
Direct experience with the following tasks:
Clinical intake patient data collection
Laboratory specimen collection
Performing EKG testing
Application of orthopedic devices such as preformed splints
Performing basic wound care
Review of basic instructions such as use of patient assistive devices

Category:

Health care

Positions:

3

Location:

General Location, within a limited area