Clinic Manager- Santa Monica Pediatrics

UCLA Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Clinic Manager's operational partner to oversee daily operations, supervise staff, and make key decisions in the Manager's absence. The role blends hands-on management with strategic oversight to ensure smooth clinic functioning.

The position emphasizes process improvement, patient experience, and care quality through technology initiatives, data analytics, and cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience incl. recruitment, performance reviews, and training.
• Ability to analyze information to define objectives and options.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel for reports and scheduling.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse faculty and staff.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to prepare concise reports with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Serve as operational partner to the Clinic Manager, handling daily operations.
• Supervise staff and make decisions in the Manager's absence.
• Lead strategic clinic projects to improve efficiency and patient care.
• Drive process improvements and technology initiatives to enhance care quality.

Skills

Supervision

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Staff training

Medical terminology

Project coordination

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Posted Date

06/26/2026

Salary Range: $73000 - 149600 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

30817

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This role involves primarily serving as the Clinic Manager's operational partner and deputy, handling daily operations, staff supervision, and decision-making during the Manager's absence. The remaining time is dedicated to strategic clinic-level projects focused on improving efficiency, patient experience, and care quality through process improvements and technology initiatives .

Job Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated effective supervisory skills including experience in recruitment, performance appraisal, identification and communication of expectations, discipline, and training.
• Required
• Skill in analyzing information and procedures to define objectives, identify patterns and recognize alternatives and their implications.
• Required
• Skill in operating a personal computer and software programs, including MS Word, and Excel Spreadsheet
• Required
• Interpersonal skills to promote a cooperative and productive work environment and to establish and maintain cooperative, productive working relationships with faculty, residents, medical students and staff from various social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Required
• Working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Required
• Writing skills to prepare accurate and concise reports and memorandums that clearly convey information utilizing appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
• Required
• Working knowledge of computerized appointment scheduling and registration system, and the ability to effectively train staff in the use of the system.
• Required
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, trends and/or regulatory requirements.
• Required
• Working knowledge of major medical insurance plans.
• Required
• Ability to work occasional weekends or evenings as required.
• Required
• Working knowledge of University and Hospital policies and procedures to appropriately manage patient registration, cashiering, risk management, and personnel.
• Preferred
• Demonstrated experience in managing patient services and nursing staff in a private medical practice or community clinic
• Preferred
• Accounting skills to plan, prepare and analyze revenue and expense budgets.
• Preferred
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  As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.