Medical Assistant - Family Medicine - Carlsbad

This is a benefited, full time position generally working from 8:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday. Shift times may vary depending on department needs. Located at Scripps Coastal Medical Center Carlsbad.

Why Scripps?

• Repeatedly recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Places to Work by Fortune Magazine.
• Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for large and mid-size companies in 2024.
• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been employed by Scripps for over 10 years.
• Experience the pride, support, respect that comes with working for one of San Diego's top healthcare providers.
• Be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates.

Why Carlsbad Primary Care?

• Incredible group of clinical and clerical staff, as well as providers, and consistently one of the best performing teams.
• Everyone shares the same goal of providing an exceptional patient experience.
• The team supports and depends on one another and have formed strong working relationships that feel more like family.

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

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
• Ability to balance hands on/face-to-face patient care with heavy administrative work
• Epic experience