Medical Assistant - Float Southern LA County

Providence; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Medical Institute seeks a Medical Assistant II to float across Southern Los Angeles County clinics, including Santa Monica, Hawthorne, and Manhattan Beach. You will support care delivery across multiple sites, performing MA duties under a licensed practitioner and ensuring smooth patient flow with a focus on quality care.

This role offers variety, autonomy, and opportunities to shine in diverse clinical settings while contributing to Providence's mission of caring for every patient

Qualifications

• Graduates from an accredited school with hands-on clinical MA training.
• Graduate of a registered medical assistant apprenticeship program.
• Two years of medical training in US Armed Forces is acceptable.
• Minimum one year of MA work experience including vital signs, injections, and medication administration.
• Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care under the delegation of a licensed practitioner.
• Perform MA II duties as directed to support clinic operations across multiple locations.
• Obtain vital signs and administer injections as part of routine patient care.
• Support patient flow and care coordination across clinics in Southern LA County.

Skills

Vital signs

Injections

Medication administration

BLS (American Heart Association)

Healthcare experience

Medical Assistant experience

Education

Accredited MA program with hands-on training

Registered medical assistant apprenticeship program

Military medical training (2 years)

Job description

Description

Medical Assistant - Float Southern LA County

Supports and floats throughout affiliated clinics in the Southern LA County vicinity such as Santa Monica, Ladera Heights, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, San Pedro, and Carson. If you love variety, autonomy, and the chance to make an impact wherever you go, this float role is your perfect fit. As a Medical Assistant II, you’ll bring your clinical expertise to multiple Providence clinics across Southern LA County, keeping care running smoothly and patients supported. Every day brings new faces, new challenges, and new opportunities to shine. The Medical Assistant (MA) II works under the delegation of a licensed practitioner to perform duties as directed to assist in providing patient care to assigned patients. A MA II performs all aspects of the MA I role and is fully competent in the clinical needs/functions for assigned clinic/location of work. An MA II is expected to perform in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations. Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Medical Institute and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school that includes hands on training in a clinical setting for medical assistants Or
• Graduate of a registered medical assistant apprenticeship program Or
• Has completed two years of medical training in the United States Armed Forces Or
• Minimum one year of work experience as a medical assistant that includes the following clinical skills: obtaining vital signs, administering injections, and medication administration Or
• Within 30 days of hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
• 6 months Healthcare experience
• 6 months Medical Assistant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Upon hire: National Medical Assistant Certification.

Santa Monica, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Hawthorne, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Los Angeles, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Manhattan Beach, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Redondo Beach, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

San Pedro, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Torrance, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Westchester, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Playa Vista, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Ladera Heights, CA, United States
Min:$25.00 Max: $37.11

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities. Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

About The Team

Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care. Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers. PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington; Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Equal Opportunity

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.