Medical Assistant – Cardiology – La Jolla (Torrey Pines)

This is a full-time, benefited position that generally works Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is located in La Jolla at Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines, and no evenings or weekends are required. This Medical Assistant role includes both front office and back office responsibilities.

Why join Scripps Health?

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.

• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.

• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.

• Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.

• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.

• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Why Torrey Pines Cardiology?

• Collaborative team environment with a large cross-covering group in Nephrology, Cardiology, and Rheumatology, providing strong support and shared expertise
• Diverse learning opportunities through exposure to multiple specialties and complex patient care
• Conveniently located right off the 5 freeway, approximately 13 miles from downtown San Diego
• From our vantage point, we overlook the beautiful Torrey Pines golf course, with stunning views of the ocean

Your job duties:

• Both front office and back office MA job duties

• Rooming patients, checking vitals, assisting with procedures
• Clinic prep assisting with Provider specific protocols
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment
• Organizes and performs patient care services that support the physician’s practice
• Relaying instructions from the physician to the patient or authorized person
• Collecting patient data in person and by phone
• Documenting patient concerns, messages and care provided in the electronic medical record for the physician’s review
• Administering medications specifically directed by the physician
• Scheduling of appointments and procedures
• Complete and accurate message taking
• Routing messages to the appropriate area for direction
• Order and referral entry, acquisition of pre-certifications
• Setting up of cases in EPIC plus basic registration and updating of demographics

Requirements:

• Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program, or Medical Assistance Certification, or a minimum of two years of experience as a military corpsman
• BLS required in clinical setting for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• One year of experience as a MA in an outpatient setting
• Cardiology experience
• Experience with injections, EKGs, UAs