Job Description

Opportunities with New West Physicians. Bring your passion for health care to New West Physicians in Colorado, a team committed to providing excellent service to every patient every time. We're not only one of the largest physician groups in Colorado with 21 offices throughout the Denver Metro area - we're also part of Optum, a nationwide family of over 53,000 dedicated physicians working together to help people live their healthiest lives. That means we're backed by the resources of a global health care organization working to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. New West Physicians has received national awards for providing high quality health care in Colorado. It's all possible because of our highly qualified, board-certified family practice and internal medicine physicians, hospitalists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, neurologists, physiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners - and more. If this sounds like the place for you, it's time to take a closer look at New West Physicians and discover a path to your life's best work.(sm)

Summary: The Lead Medical Assistant is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of all back desk areas. These areas include phlebotomy, medical assisting, medical procedures, phone triage, Protocols for EMR, managed care referrals, and X-ray services.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Supervises the day-to-day functioning of all clinical areas of the practice, working closely with and taking direction from the providers and practice manager
* Will provide back office employees with up-to-date EMR protocols and will be responsible for assuring proper adherence to the protocols at all times by the staff
* Assures a pleasant, clean and safe environment for employees, providers, and patients
* Assures medical supplies are available to ensure continuity in patient care and to support the practice style and preferences of the providers
* Assist with Hiring, training, and motivating clinical personnel, working closely with the practice manager to assure consistent and fair personnel practices are applied to all employees
* Develop and conduct orientations to new back office staff members
* Conduct periodic evaluations of staff members
* Maintains a current knowledge base for OSHA and CLIA requirements, trains staff and tests staff skill levels, and monitors site compliance following Policies and Procedures

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 GED
* Certified medical assistant or graduate from an accredited medical assistant program
* CPR certified or willing to obtain certification within 30 days of employment
* At least three years experience in supervising clinical functions in a medical office or other health care setting
* Experience with electronic health records
* Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained
* You will be provisioned with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and are required to perform this role with patients and members on site, as this is an essential function of this role

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.

Optum is a drug-free workplace. (C) 2020 Optum. All rights reserved. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Job Keywords: Medical Assistant, MA, CPR, EMR, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Aurora, Colorado, CO