Medical Assistant - Temporary

Neighborhood Healthcare; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 28,929 - 48,216; Full time

Job summary

Neighborhood Healthcare in Poway, CA seeks a Medical Assistant to support providers, nurses, and a dynamic team in delivering patient-centred care. You will perform clinical services, take vital signs, provide patient education, and ensure exam rooms are prepared for procedures.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, a valid Medical Assistant certificate, and current BLS certification. One year of MA experience is preferred; bilingual English/Spanish is highly valued, and familiarity

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Valid Medical Assistant Certificate from an accredited program required.
• Current BLS certification required at hire and maintained.
• One year MA experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care: communicates and performs clinical care, takes vital signs, and prepares exam rooms.
• Provider/Team Support: coordinates provider workflows and ensures access to patient data (images, labs, screenings).
• Clinical Administration: uses EHRs to document treatment plans and communicates with patients by phone or email.
• Education/Experience: maintain compliance and ongoing training.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Medical procedures knowledge

Electronic health records

Data entry

Teamwork

Confidential information handling

Education

High School diploma or GED

Medical Assistant Certificate

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

EHR software

Job description

About Us

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision: a community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non‑profit 501(c)(3) community health organization, we serve over 414,000 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 95,000 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you.

Role Overview and Purpose

The Medical Assistant will support various providers, advanced providers, and registered nurses to provide excellent patient‑centered care and services within a dynamic team environment. This role will communicate with patients and perform clinical services to ensure high quality patient care in a fast‑paced environment.

• Temporary assignments expected to last 3‑6 months to cover leave of absences.

Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care

• Communicates and performs clinical care services with patients.
• Takes patient vital signs and obtains patient intake information.
• Performs clinical procedures such as blood draws, vaccines, nebulizer treatments, ear lavages, and EKGs.
• Discusses patient needs and provides education and resources to patients directly.
• Ensures exam rooms are stocked, cleaned, and set up for examinations and procedures.

Provider and Team Support

• Coordinates provider workflows to ensure efficient patient care.
• Ensures provider has all pertinent information required for each patient visit including diagnostic images, labs and required screenings.
• Assists other providers and care teams in women’s health, pediatrics and general medicine departments as needed.

Clinical Administration

• Utilizes electronic health records to order, process and document clinical treatment plans for patients as directed by the provider.
• Conveys information to patients via telephone or email under the direction of a provider or Registered Nurse.
• Provides patient with requested documents after review to ensure forms are complete, accurate and executed by the provider.
• Completes ongoing/annual training for position compliance.

Education / Experience

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Valid Medical Assistant Certificate from an accredited program required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required upon hire and must be maintained as a condition of employment. These courses must follow AHA guidelines, but may be completed through approved online providers such as ProMed or other equivalent programs that meet recognized BLS standards.
• One year medical assistant experience preferred.

Additional Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities)

• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred.
• Familiarity with medical procedures and terminology.
• Proficiency with electronic health records system experience preferred.
• Intermediate computer and data entry skills.
• Must use sound judgment to anticipate needs of patients and providers.
• Flexibility with changing priorities and time sensitive deadlines.
• Use emotional and cultural intelligence to provide appropriate communication and patient care.
• Exemplify compassion to patients and team members.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner.

Pay Range

$24.95 - 34.93 per hour, depending on experience.

Compensation Disclosure

The posted salary range reflects the designated pay grade for this position. While this range represents the broader classification of the role, actual compensation will be based on several factors, including but not limited to: the candidate’s overall knowledge, skills, and experience, market data and industry benchmarks, internal equity within the organization, budgetary considerations and organizational needs. As a result, placement within the range is not guaranteed, and the full pay grade range may not be utilized.