• Medical Assistant - Primary Care - Hillcrest

    Scripps Health (San Diego, CA)


    *This is a benefited, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm. The occasional Saturday shift (about every couple months) from 8am-2pm is required. Located at Scripps Coastal Medical Center in Hillcrest. We currently have one opening in Family Medicine and another in Internal Medicine. *

    *Why join Scripps Health?*

    At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

    * Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

    * Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.

    * Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.

    * Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

    * We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

    * Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

    *Why Hillcrest Primary Care? *

    * Join a close-knit team that values collaboration, mutual support, and a shared commitment to patient care.

    * Work in an environment where most team members have been here for years, fostering trust, camaraderie, and long-term relationships.

    * Be part of a workplace that lives by the motto: "It is not your patient or my patient, it is OUR patient," emphasizing teamwork and shared responsibility.

    *Your job duties:*

    * Rooming patients, checking vitals, assisting with procedures

    * Clinic prep assisting with Provider specific protocols

    * Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment

    * Organizes and performs patient care services that support the physician’s practice

    * Relaying instructions from the physician to the patient or authorized person

    * Collecting patient data in person and by phone

    * Documenting patient concerns, messages and care provided in the electronic medical record for the physician's review

    * Administering medications specifically directed by the physician

    * Scheduling of appointments and procedures

    * Complete and accurate message taking

    * Routing messages to the appropriate area for direction

    * Order and referral entry, acquisition of pre-certifications

    * Setting up of cases in EPIC plus basic registration and updating of demographics

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    *Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:*

    * Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program, or Medical Assistance Certification, or a minimum of two years of experience as a military corpsman

    * Detail oriented

    * Experience administering vaccines

    *Required Certification/Registration:*

    * BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)

    *Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:*

    * MA in an outpatient setting

    **Job:** **Clinical Support*

    **Organization:** **Scripps Coastal Medical Center*

    **Title:** *Medical Assistant - Primary Care - Hillcrest*

    **Location:** *Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS COASTAL MEDICAL CENTER - HILLCREST*

    **Requisition ID:** *252005534*