Per Diem Medical Assistant Back Office (Multi-Specialty)

University of California - Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Riverside is seeking staff to provide medical, technical, and administrative support to ensure efficient daily operations and positive patient experiences. Responsibilities include escorting patients, recording vital signs, assisting in procedures, and administering medications and vaccines.

The role involves scheduling, greeting patients at check-in, collecting information, updating electronic records, handling payments, and maintaining clinic inventory.

Responsibilities

• Escort patients to exam rooms.
• Take and record vital signs and medical histories.
• Prepare patients for examination and assist in procedures.
• Prepare and administer medications and vaccines.
• Laboratory/specimen collection and processing.
• Address quality care gaps and other duties as directed by provider.
• Schedule patient appointments in tandem with provider availability.
• Interact with patients in person and by phone; manage check-in and information updates.
• Handle visit payments and maintain electronic records.
• Ensure exam rooms have needed inventory and secure authorizations for medications.

Job description

This position provides medical, technical, and administrative support services to contribute to the efficient day-to-day operations providing positive patient experiences. Clinical duties may include escorting patients to exam rooms, taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, assist in procedures, prepare & administer medications and vaccines, laboratory/specimen collection/processing, address quality care gaps and other duties as directed by provider.

Provides administrative support to the providers and interacts with patients by scheduling patient appointments in tandem with the provider availability, interacts with patients in person and on the phone, assigned to Contact Center to address patient calls, greets patient at check-in, collects patient information, updates/maintains electronic records, handles visit payments, ensures the exam room has needed inventory for operation, and performs clinic administrative tasks. Secure authorizations for medications.

This position will be primarily assigned to a work location; but may also float as needed to various UCR Health clinic locations. This position may require you to work different shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Please Note: Per diem appointees may be scheduled on a pre-scheduled basis or as needed on a day-to-day basis or called off from a pre-established schedule as determined by the University and clinical operation needs.

The full salary range for this position is $31.57 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.