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

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The UCLA Health Santa Barbara clinic is seeking a Front Desk Administrative Support to coordinate patient flow from registration to discharge and provide vital administrative and patient care support.

You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with physicians and staff, ensuring accurate scheduling, transportation coordination, and seamless operations that enhance patient satisfaction and clinic efficiency. This role plays a key part in delivering compassionate, high-quality care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient flow throughout the clinic from registration to discharge.
• Provide administrative support to the Santa Barbara clinic.
• Assist in coordinating patient flow to ensure patient satisfaction and smooth clinic operation.

Skills

Professional communication

Organizational skills

Appointment scheduling

Interpersonal coordination

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Description

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

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