Salma Health
Medical Office Assistant
La Jolla. Posted a month ago
The role
This person will provide patient-facing service, operational support, and clinical support. They will manage clinic operations, patient scheduling, and assist providers with medical tasks.
What you will do
- Welcome patients and serve as the first point of contact
- Manage scheduling, check-in, check-out, and respond to phone and email inquiries
- Collect and verify insurance, demographic, and intake information in the EHR
- Ensure smooth patient flow and maintain a well-organized waiting area
- Assist providers with patient rooming, obtaining vitals, and other basic medical assistant tasks
- Coordinate with virtual assistants and central support teams for scheduling, billing, and prior authorizations
- Support onboarding and training of new front desk or MA staff
- Monitor supply levels, submit orders, and maintain readiness of clinical and administrative areas
- Escalate operational issues to leadership
- Partner with Clinical Operations leadership to implement new workflows and EHR processes
Required qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in a medical office
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with EHR systems
- Comfort using technology-enabled workflows
- Ability to balance patient care responsibilities with site-level administrative oversight
Nice to have
- Medical Assistant certification preferred, or equivalent experience in a hybrid clinical/front desk role
- Experience supporting multi-provider or multi-location clinic operations
- Familiarity with behavioral health workflows and patient coordination
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO
- additional benefits
Before you apply
- Sponsorship for employment authorization may be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the role and candidate qualifications
About the company
Salma Health is a brain health company that integrates care delivery, technology innovation and research breakthroughs. They aim to transform the mental and neurological brain healthcare paradigm.