Description Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income, insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus two mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at: venicefamilyclinic.org Come join our dedicated and caring team of professionals as a Medical Assistant II. With guidance and direction from our staff R.N. and L.V.N., the Medical Assistant will: + Assist clinical staff at our primary care clinic in the delivery of health care to our clinic population. + Interview patients, take vital signs, room patients for providers, and record services in patients' charts. + Assist with procedures and screening tests, such as tympanometry, audiometry, UA, and pregnancy tests. + Maintain stocks of clinical supplies. + Assist in autoclaving, and with volunteer orientation. + Provide pregnancy counseling and administer nebulizer treatments. + Perform other duties as assigned within legal scope of practice. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are core values of the Venice Family Clinic. We believe the professional and clinical environments are enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together. _Salary range: $22.65 - $29.92 Hourly_ _Senate Bill 525 was signed into law by Governor Newsom in October 2023. Starting June 1, 2024, SB525 sets a new $23 minimum wage for nonexempt healthcare workers and raises the exempt employee salary threshold to $1,380/week (equivalent to $5,980/month or $71,760/year)._ 1. _As defined under SB525, healthcare workers are defined as employees who are involved in the provision of 'health care services,' which means 'patient care-related services including nursing; caregiving; services provided by medical residents, interns, or fellows; technical and ancillary services; janitorial work; housekeeping; grounds keeping; guard duties; business office clerical work; food services; laundry; medical coding and billing; call center and warehouse work; scheduling; and gift shop work; but only where such services support patient care'._ 2. _Employees (career, contract, student, per diem) in the UCLA Health medical facilities (e.g. Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Hospital, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, etc.) meet these criteria._ Qualifications Required: + Documented evidence of completed Medical Assisting training (Medical Assistant Certification). + Knowledge of medical terminology, and knowledge of general medical and laboratory procedures. + Ability to take vital signs (weight, height, blood pressure and pulse), and perform tympanometry and audiometry. + Ability to perform lab-screening tests such as UA and pregnancy. + Proficient written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to understand and carefully transmit spoken and written instructions. + Ability to float to other facilities within Los Angeles County as needed for coverage. + Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and interact in a professional manner with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds. UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.