Medical Assistant, General Surgery - Mon-Fri Schedule

Scripps Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripps Health in La Jolla is hiring for General Surgery support staff. The role involves rooming patients, taking vitals, assisting with procedures, and coordinating clinic activities. Expect a Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

schedule with no evenings or weekends, ensuring a stable routine. You will help maintain a safe, organized environment, document patient data in EPIC, and manage communications between patients and providers.

Qualifications

• Rooming patients, checking vitals, assisting with procedures.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment.
• Documenting patient concerns, messages and care in the EMR for the physician's review.

Responsibilities

• Rooming patients, checking vitals, assisting with procedures
• Clinic prep assisting with Provider specific protocols
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment
• Organizes and performs patient care services that support the physician’s practice
• Relaying instructions from the physician to the patient or authorized person
• Collecting patient data in person and by phone
• Documenting patient concerns, messages and care provided in the electronic medical record for the physician's review
• Scheduling of appointments and procedures
• Complete and accurate message taking
• Routing messages to the appropriate area for direction
• Order and referral entry, acquisition of pre-certifications
• Setting up of cases in EPIC plus basic registration and updating of demographics
• Setting up for in-office procedures

Skills

Patient rooming

Vital signs

EMR documentation

Scheduling

Medication administration

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Scripps Health in La Jolla is hiring for General Surgery support staff. The role involves rooming patients, taking vitals, assisting with procedures, and coordinating clinic activities. Expect a Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

schedule with no evenings or weekends, ensuring a stable routine. You will help maintain a safe, organized environment, document patient data in EPIC, and manage communications between patients and providers.