Front Desk Administrative Support - Westwood, Pediatrics

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

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a Front Desk Administrative Support at the Westwood Children's Health Center. You will greet patients, register, verify insurances, collect co-pays, and direct referrals in a fast-paced pediatric setting.

This role requires travel to the Santa Monica Pediatric Specialty Care clinic as needed. Fluency in Spanish is highly desirable, with strong organizational and communication skills essential to coordinate multiple appointments across clinics.

Qualifications

• Ability to work flexible hours and travel/float to department clinics as assigned.
• This position is based at the Westwood Children's Health Center and will travel to the Santa Monica Pediatric Specialty Care clinic as needed.
• Ability to communicate professionally with physicians and staff in a high-volume setting.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize assignments.
• Efficiently facilitate the appointment process, including transportation arrangements and coordinating sub-specialty schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to coordinate multiple appointments across clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Patient registration and check-in
• Insurance verification
• Process co-payments
• Verify referrals and authorizations
• Triage calls

Skills

Fluent Spanish

Professional communication

Scheduling coordination

Job description

Work Schedule

Posted Date

10/27/2026

Salary Range: $27.74 - 39.36 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33738

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Front Desk Administrative Support member, you will provide essential front office assistance to the Westwood Children's Health Center. We are looking for an energetic and friendly candidate that will deliver an exceptional first point of contact for our patients and their families in this fast-paced and high pressure clinic. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Patient registration and check-in
• Insurance verification
• Process co-payments
• Verify referrals and authorizations
• Triage calls

This position is based at the Westwood Children's Health Center and will be required to travel to the Santa Monica Pediatric Specialty Care clinic as needed.

Salary Range: $27.74- 39.36 Hourly

Job Qualifications

Required

• Ability to work flexible hours and travel/float to department clinics as assigned.
• This position is based at the Westwood Children's Health Center and will be required to travel to the Santa Monica Pediatric Specialty Care clinic as needed.
• 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

Highly Desirable

• Fluent in Spanish.
• 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.