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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Posted Date
05/05/2025
Salary Range: $25.6 - 36.33 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
24168

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join our dynamic ophthalmology team! We’re seeking a friendly and organized Administrative Assistant to support our Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus clinic in Westwood. This role is essential in providing excellent patient service and ensuring smooth daily operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Check-in/out patients
  • Insurance verification
  • Process co-payments
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Respond or route patient messages

Salary Range: $25.60-36.33 Hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • One year experience working in a medical office including answering telephones, interacting with patients and familiarity with current billing practices including governmental plans
  • One year of experience scheduling patient appointments in computerized appointment scheduling system
  • Excellent interpersonal skills which promote pleasant and effective communications with patients, staff and doctors
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Flexible personality and ability to adapt to changing needs of department
  • Ability to interact calmly and effectively with patients with difficult personalities 

Preferred:

  • Experience registering patients in UCLA Encounter Registration system
  • Experience working in a teaching environment
  • Experience working in an Ophthalmology practice

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.