Job Description

Job Description

Scripps Coastal Medical Center makes it easy and convenient for our community to receive exceptional health care in San Diego. Our primary care physicians and their teams provide annual exams, preventive health screenings, wellness information and diagnostic services for you and your family.

With offices throughout San Diego County, our doctors specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Some locations also provide rheumatology and orthopedics care. When further specialty care is needed, you have access to an extensive network of medical experts throughout the region. Scripps also provides health education resources, including weight management programs, nutrition and fitness classes, and programs for chronic conditions, such as diabetes.

This is a benefited, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. The occasional Saturday shift (about every couple months) from 8am-12pm is required. Located at Scripps Coastal Medical Center in Hillcrest.

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 Internal Medicine?  

We are a very close group who enjoy taking care of patients while also having fun. Most of the team members have been here for years, and we are always helping each other out. Our motto is  It is not your patient or my patient, it is OUR patient .  

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, preferably Primary Care

At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.

Position Pay Range: $25.95-$32.56/hour

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