Front Desk Admin Support - Primary & Specialty Care, Santa Barbara

UCLA Health; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Barbara seeks a Front Desk Administrative Support to provide administrative and patient care support at the Santa Barbara clinic. You will coordinate patient flow from registration to discharge, ensuring smooth outpatient operations and high patient satisfaction.

The role requires strong communication, organization, and scheduling skills, with collaboration across multiple clinical services. On-site M-F 8:30-5:30 in Santa Barbara.

Qualifications

• Excellent professional communication with physicians and staff in a high-volume setting.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks.
• Efficiently facilitate appointment scheduling, transportation, and sub-specialty schedules.
• Coordinate multiple appointments with staff across UCLA Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow from registration to discharge to ensure smooth outpatient operations.
• Support administrative tasks and patient care activities at the Santa Barbara clinic.
• Assist in coordinating appointments, transportation, and physician schedules across services.
• Collaborate with clinicians and staff to maintain high patient satisfaction.

Skills

Professional communication

Organizational skills

Appointment scheduling

Interdepartmental coordination

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Work Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30

Posted Date

09/22/2026

Salary Range: $27.74 - 39.36 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinate

Job #

33090

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

There’s nothing more exciting and rewarding than being able to make a significant, positive difference in someone’s life. At UCLA Health, you’ll experience this joy every day while also enjoying the positive, supportive, and collaborative environment that makes ours one of the most loved workplaces. Join us and find out for yourself.

As our Front Desk Administrative Support you will have the opportunity to provide administrative and patient care support to our Santa Barbara clinic, part of the UCLA Health Community Clinics. You will assist in coordinating patient flow throughout the clinic, from registration to discharge, ensuring a smooth outpatient flow resulting in optimum patient satisfaction and clinic operation.

At UCLA Health, passionate clinicians in a wide range of disciplines have enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with five award-winning hospitals and more than 300 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Pay Range: $27.74 - $39.36 hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with physicians and staff in a high volume setting.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize assignments
• Skill in efficiently and accurately facilitating the appointment making process, including transportation arrangements and maintain sub-specialty physician schedules
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to coordinate multiple appointments with staff from many clinical services at the UCLA Medical Center

Preferred:

• Skill in using a PC with associated programs including Word, Excel, and Email
• Skill in demonstrating work experience with a database computer program
• Knowledge of major medical insurance plans and types of coverage provided
• Knowledge of medical terminology

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.