Medical Assistant - Palliative Care - La Jolla & Hillcrest

Scripps Health Administrative Services supports our five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, which treat half a million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians.

This is a benefited, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 8am-4:30pm. Monday-Tuesday will be in La Jolla and Wednesday-Friday in Hillcrest. No weekends or holidays.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

• Made Becker's 150 Top Places to Work for 2024
• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024
• #5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023
• #78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023
• #95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023
• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years

Why Palliative Care?

• Very friendly team that's excited and passionate about their work.

• Every day is a little different, but it's always extremely meaningful work.

• Helping people through a serious illness, getting through a trajectory of life, can be difficult but rewarding.

Your job duties:

• Rooming patients & checking vitals

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program or a minimum of two years of experience as a Military Corpsman or Medical Assistant Certification
• BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of previous MA experience in the given department

• Previous palliative, oncology, or other specialty experience working with a geriatric population

• Bilingual in Spanish

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Position Pay Range: $23.92-$30.83/hour