Medical Assistant - HealthExpress - Encinitas

This is a benefited, full time position working 8-hr shifts sometime between 7am-8pm on varied days. Every other weekend (both Saturdays and Sundays) and holiday rotations required. Located in Encinitas but flexibility to float to neighboring Scripps Health Express locations required.

 Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology
   

 Why HealthExpress (same day clinic)?  

• Team-oriented environment
• Delivering exceptional patient care
• Patients ranging from pediatrics (ages 3+ months old) to adults
• Variable schedules allowing for more flexibility
• Weekends & holidays required on a rotating basis
• Ability to float to neighboring Scripps HealthExpress locations is required
• Seeking dependable, self-motivated team players

Position Description: 

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe environment
• Perform patient care services that support the providers and clinic
• Front Office responsibilities such as registration, scheduling, patient check-ins, collecting co-pays and check-outs
• Clinical support by checking patient vitals, rooming patients, stocking exam rooms, point of care duties, immunizations, covid swabbing, and providing patient education
• Wide variety of acute care patients
• Patient volumes of 25 and up per day (sometimes as high as 50)

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program OR hold a Medical Assistant Certification OR have a minimum of two years of experience as a military corpsman
• BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year MA experience in an outpatient setting
• Pediatric experience 
• Customer service experience
• Experience with injections and vaccines
• Experience with PPD (tuberculin) placement
• New grads welcome to apply!