Job Description

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life's best work. (sm)

ProHealth Physicians, part of Optimate

If you want to get way ahead in your career, it makes sense to be with an organization that's way ahead of the curve. Formed in 1997, ProHealth Physicians has grown to become Connecticut's leading primary care physician organization. With over 90 locations throughout the state of Connecticut, our family of primary care doctors and specialists care for more than 360,000 people statewide. In fact, ProHealth serves every county and provides roughly ten percent of the primary care delivered to patients in the state. We're leaders in thinking and in serving our communities. For instance, we're a C.M.S. approved Accountable Care Organization (ACO), covering over 30,000 Medicare patients associated with our community-based primary care providers. We're also nationally recognized as a NCQA Level III Medical Home. That kind of progressive leadership makes us perfect fit for OptumCare and UnitedHealth Group's expanding family of providers. This is a place where you can stay way ahead as you do your life's best work.(sm)

Prohealth Physician Laboratories in Wallingford, CT has an immediate opening for a responsible, hardworking and detail oriented Medical Delivery Drivers to join our team. The position is on average 20 hours a week Mon-Fri 11:00am-4:00pm or 4:00pm-9:00pm or until job is complete.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Demonstrate respect for patients and ProHealth staff by presenting a friendly, courteous manner at all times and maintaining patient confidentiality
* Operate a company owned vehicle following all of the State laws and company policies and procedures
* Keep the car clean inside and outside
* Deliver and pick up mail and supplies to the medical offices and corporate office
* Pick up specimens and store in the appropriate ambient temperature and transport to the lab in a timely manner
* Fill out route sheet completely and accurately
* Fill out sign in sheet accurately with return time and of specimens
* Responsible for performing daily safety checks on the vehicle and ensure all items necessary for proper storage of materials are packed before departure
* Have a phone with you and the phone on the sign in sheet. Answer or return phone call in a timely manner
* Ensure all materials are accounted for and deliveries to proper said point
* Is polite, courteous, and respectful when dealing with all customers
* After returning to the lab make sure your specimen count matches what the processors count
* Ensure cleanliness of vehicle inside and out and is fueled up for the following day
* Must be flexible to scheduling needs of the company

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.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:

* Highschool Diploma
* Valid Drivers license
* Able to pass a motor vehicle report
* Must have an active mobile phone
* 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
* 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Previous professional experience as a driver
* Attention to detail
* Good Time Management Skills
* Experience with EMRs and knowledge of medical terminology

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system 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: 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.

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