Medical Assistant I

pp-la; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced and caring Medical Assistant (Float) to join our Pomona Health Center team, with travel to East LA, El Monte, and Whittier locations as needed.

This intermediate role supports all clinical and front/back office functions in delivering reproductive health care and provides testing, screening, and education to patients with non-judgmental, empathetic communication.

Qualifications

• Experienced and caring Medical Assistant (Float) with excellent clinical and customer service skills.
• Ability to perform front and back office functions in a reproductive health care setting.
• Comfort providing testing, screening and education to patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide testing, screening, and education required for reproductive health care.
• Perform all Medical Assistant front and back office functions.
• Support patients with non-judgmental, empathetic communication about options.

Skills

Medical Assistant

Clinical skills

Customer service

Front office

Job description

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced and caring Medical Assistant (Float) with excellent clinical and customer service skills to work full-time at our Pomona Health Center--and will also travel to East LA, El Monte, and Whittier locations as needed. This is an intermediate level position responsible for all supporting functions in the delivery of reproductive health care service and performs all Medical Assistant front and back office functions. Assist patients by providing testing, screening, and education required for the provision of medical reproductive health care and to provide non-judgmental, empathetic education and communication on options for patients, as required.

Over one hundred years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that everyone should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Founded 57+ years ago, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is one of the largest providers of reproductive health care services in Los Angeles County. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) team works together to provide high-quality, affordable reproductive health care to women, men, and young people across Los Angeles County. At PPLA, you will discover a culture of like-minded individuals who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission.

Compensation Philosophy and Position Hiring Range:

At Planned Parenthood Los Angeles we continuously work towards our value of "we respect and honor all people", which also relates to our compensation philosophy. PPLA recognizes that decisions about pay, and benefits have significant impact on staff, so we are committed to ensuring all positions are rooted in a description that identifies competencies, duties, responsibilities, and qualifications, and that they are compensated equitably which considers both internal organizational equity and market compensation data for similar roles.

Equal Employment Opportunity will be afforded to all applicants and other covered persons without regard to protected characteristics, including their perceived protected characteristic.

Protected categories include: race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hair styles such as, braids, locs, and twists as examples but not exhaustive list), color, religion or religious creed (including religious belief, observation, practice, dress, and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision‑making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (including past, current or prospective service in the uniformed service), and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PPLA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the requirements of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.