Outpatient Care Tech

Palomar Health; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Palomar Health in Escondido, CA is seeking a Medical Assistant to support Infusion Therapy. You will assist therapists, register patients, and handle data entry while maintaining clean outpatient areas.

The role requires front and back office experience, and a Medical Assistant certificate or health-related bachelor’s degree. Bilingual Spanish is preferred; equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Medical Assistant certificate or health-related Bachelor's with recent front/back office experience.
• Relevant front and back office experience in the past 12 months.
• Preferred: Certified CA State Medical Assistant
• Bi-lingual ability (Spanish) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and fosters effective public relations with patients, the public and other health team members.
• Assist Therapist/Technician with equipment setup, maintenance, and transport of supplies and medications.
• Support cleaning and maintenance of outpatient clinic and patient care areas.
• Register patients and input data into the computer system.
• Assist patients with health forms and scheduling via phone with good customer service.
• Process and verify department paperwork as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

MS Excel

MS Word

Education

Medical Assistant certificate or health-related bachelor

Tools

MS Access

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Job Details

• Department: Infusion Therapy
• Union: CHEU
• Shift: 10-hour Shift - Day (United States of America)
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• Salary Range: $23.00-$33.56
• Posting Date: 8/14/2026
• Internal Closing Date: 8/20/2026

Job Description

• Maintains and fosters effective public relations with patients, the public and other disciplines of the health team.
• Assist Therapist and/or Technician with equipment set up and maintenance, ordering, and transport of therapeutic supplies and approved medications/modalities.
• Provides support with cleaning and maintaining outpatient clinic and patient care areas.
• Register patients.
• Inputs data in computer system, and assists with patients as necessary with completion of health forms.
• Schedule with good phone and customer service skills.
• Responsibility for processing, tracking and verifying department paperwork as assigned.
• Speak and read English at a level that is sufficient to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position.
• Knowledge of standard office equipment (i.e., calculator, fax, photocopier) and personal computer and computer software skills (i.e., MS Windows, Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint, internet, e-mail).
• Windows computer skills including proficient use of keyboarding, use of mouse or keys for functions such as selecting items, use of drop down menus, scroll bars, opening folders, copying and similar operations required upon employment or within the 1st two weeks of employment to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Follows Palomar Health rules, policies, procedures, applicable laws and standards.
• Carries out the mission, vision, and quality commitment of Palomar Health.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Education: Successful completion of Medical Assistant Certificate program or successful completion of a Bachelor's degree in a health related profession, with relevant front and back office experience in the past 12 months or completion of Medical Assistant 9 month or greater certificate program within past year with 150+ hours of front and back office internship.
• Preferred Education: Not Applicable
• Minimum Experience: Relevant front and back office experience in the past 12 months or 150+ hours of front and back office internship in the past 12 months
• Preferred Experience: Orthopedic, pulmonary, cardiology and/or neurological MD office clinic experience ilingual - Spanish
• Required Certification: Not Applicable
• Preferred Certification: Certified CA State Medical Assistant
• Required License: Not Applicable
• Preferred License: Not Applicable

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees based on race, color, gender, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Palomar Health invites you to be part of our healthcare team, where we offer extraordinary opportunities for both clinical and non‑clinical positions.

As a leading healthcare system, we are committed to providing world‑class care to our community.

When you join our team, you'll have access to our exceptional training programs designed to help you excel in your role and grow your career.