What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Tech position at UnitedHealth Group?
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 and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)
Positions in this job function require specific education/certification/licensure specific to their job. Moderate work experience within own function. Some work is completed without established procedures. Supervision/guidance is required for higher level tasks
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare examination rooms and sterilizing equipment
- Room patients, obtain health history, check vital signs and assist in X-Rays
- Draw injections and collect specimens
- Document patient care using NextGen electronic medical record software
- Schedule appointments, complete prior authorizations, process medication refills, handle referrals, answer calls and complete paperwork
- Assist physicians and nurse practitioners with minor, in-office procedures
- Basic tasks are completed without review by others
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
- Ability to commute to the office location(s)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Surgical Tech Certificate
- Medical Assistant Certification (CMA or RMA)
- CPR certification
- Experience working as a Medical Assistant or CST
- EMR / EHR experience
- Experience with NextGen medical record software
- Experience with medical back office duties including vitals, phlebotomy, and injections
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare 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.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Salary : $1 - $1,000,000
