Medical Office Assistant

Our well known healthcare client is looking for a Clerk II for a 6 month contract. This is for their offices in Carmel Valley and also Garfield Specialty Center in San Diego, CA.

This is a chance to use your skills in a well recognized medical provider within their dermatology department. It’s within Cosmetic services there in their Dermatology department.

6 months and may extend. The position is temporary through the end of the year but has potential for extending the contract based on performance and team fit.

• Travel required between Carmel Valley (no. San Diego County) and Garfield Specialty Center; a driver’s license/car is helpful.
• HS Diploma required.
• 2+ years of experience in a healthcare setting and cosmetic services preferred.
• Epic and Microsoft preferred.

The position is home based in a medical office building in Carmel Valley, CA – near Del Mar. Cosmetic Services is a subspecialty within Dermatology so while the office is small, the department is large. The working environment consists of 2 medical assistants, another SR, 1‑3 providers (MD, RN, esthetician).

The clinic clerk role consists of checking in/out for patients, scheduling future appointments, electronic payment collection before/after visit, product sales (sunscreen to skincare), phones/scheduling.

The clinic clerks are their own call center, and the need now is 1 full time clinic clerk. Training is in Carmel Valley at 40 hrs/week. There are opportunities for cross training in Dermatology.

• Performs general filing duties including sorting and filing materials, correspondence, records, business forms or other materials according to an alpha, numeric, date, subject or color‑coded system.
• Has the ability to use basic office equipment including photocopy machines, facsimile machines, binding machines, etc.
• Proofreads documents, completes forms, and performs basic mail distribution activities. Produces lists, labels, forms or other documents.
• Counts documents, materials, etc., and groups into batches; tabulates batch totals. Reviews content of documents to determine correct filing.
• Checks manual files for duplicate, missing or misfiled items.
• Prepares filed materials for storage.
• Destroys documents according to guidelines.