University of California, Riverside Looking for Medical Assistant / Patient Care Coordinator (Pediatrics – La Quinta, CA) Full Time

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Schedule: Varies 0745 to
1800-8 hour shifts

Salary: $46,688 – $58,088

Position Information

This position
performs medical, technical, and administrative support services to contribute to the efficient day-to-day operations, providing a positive
patient experience. Clinical duties may include escorting patients to exam rooms, taking and recording vital signs and medical histories,
preparing patients for examination, assisting in procedures, and other duties as directed by a physician. 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, answers clinic phone, greets patients at check-in, collects patient information, updates/maintains
electronic records, insurance verification, handles visit payments, ensures the clinic has needed inventory for operation and performs
clerical tasks.

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 condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the
University of California Vaccination Program Policy.

Education

Education Requirements

• Medical Assistant Diploma. Required

Certifications

Conditions

Experience

• Experience working in an environment performing tasks related to
  front and back office duties related to this position. Preferred
• Experience using standard exam room medical
  equipment and computers. Preferred
• Experience working in a pediatrics, primary care, or multi-specialty clinic.
  Preferred

Special Conditions

• Flexibility to work at various clinic sites in the inland
  empire and different work shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Travel will be required between clinical sites, administrative
  offices, campus, and other settings. Required
• Overtime Required
• Shift Work (hours outside
  standard Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM work hours) Required
• To administer injections or provide venipuncture, must have written
  evidence of validation for training and competence in medication administration by injecting and skin testing.
  Required

Minimum Requirements

1. Strong interpersonal skills.
2. Understanding of
   medical terminology.
3. Familiarity with universal precautions, handling of bio-hazardous waste, specimen identification and
   transport.
4. Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
5. Ability to work well in a constantly changing
   environment.
6. Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
7. Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability
   essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
8. Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate
   with patients of varying ages and multicultural backgrounds.

Preferred
Qualifications

1. Bilingual-English/Spanish.

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland
Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus
provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues
critical to growing communities’ air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student,
faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most
ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside
  is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine’s 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of
  universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the
  United States for social mobility. – U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national
  coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of
  color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. – Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the
  world for research, UCR’s Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. – Center for
  World University Rankings
• UCR’s distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science
  and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional
commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits
package, visit: Employee Benefits
Overview