Medical Assistant

Vista Community Clinic

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Vista, California

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant supports healthcare providers by performing clinical tasks such as taking vital signs, administering immunizations, and assisting with medical procedures. They also provide patient counseling, health education, and translation services to ensure effective communication.

Qualifications

You have a high school education and a Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate, with at least 6 months of clinical back office experience or an equivalent externship. You are proficient in taking vitals, administering immunizations, performing lab tests, and providing patient counseling, with strong bilingual English/Spanish communication skills and current CPR/BLS certification.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate

Bilingual English/Spanish

CPR/BLS certification

Phlebotomy experience

taking vitals

performing venipuncture

administering immunizations

medical terminology

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

Job Description

Overview

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

For eligible employees, benefits include:✅ Competitive compensation & benefits ✅ Medical, dental, vision✅ Company-paid life insurance ✅ Flexible spending accounts ✅ 403(b) retirement plan 

Why VCC?

• 🏅 Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Responsibilities

Supports physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and/or nurses by taking vitals, assisting in medical examinations and other specific procedures, and providing translation services.  

  • Prepare patients for examination and assist providers with the examination and/or procedure
  • Take vital signs, height and weight of patients; plot growth charts; administer immunizations
  • Perform laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s 
  • Give counseling, care and follow-up instructions, health education and materials to patients as instructed by provider

Qualifications

Minimum

• High school graduate or equivalent• Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate from an approved school or hospital including externship verification of 6 months’ clinical

   (back office) MA experience may be submitted in lieu of externship)• Bilingual English/Spanish• Current CPR/BLS (Child, Infant and Adult) certification• Phlebotomy experience

Preferred 

• Minimum one year back office experience in a clinical environment• Phlebotomy certification

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Good knowledge of general back office procedures, such as taking vitals, performing venipuncture, administering immunizations, etc• Good comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology in English and Spanish• Emergency response capability for possible crisis situations• Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities

Pay Range

  • $23.00 - $25.00 Depending On Experience

Vista Community Clinic

With fifteen locations in the cities of Vista, Oceanside, Lake Elsinore, La Habra and Torrance, VCC provides affordable, high quality health care to more than 70,000 patients of North San Diego County, Lake Elsinore, Riverside, and Los Angeles County. Services offered by VCC include primary care, pediatrics, prenatal and women's health, optometry, dental care, chiropractic services, podiatry and behavioral health. VCC also offers a wide array of innovative health education programs for all community residents and free health insurance enrollment services. VCC is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. For more information, please call (760) 631-5000 or visit www.vcc.org Find us on Facebook or Instagram: @vistacommunityclinic
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