Vista Community Clinic
Overview
At
Vista Community Clinic (VCC) , we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.
As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. Join a team where compassion and ambition go hand-in-hand!
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Benefits include: ✅ Competitive compensation & benefits ✅ Medical, dental, vision✅ Company-paid life insurance ✅ Flexible spending accounts ✅ 403(b) retirement plan
Why VCC? •
Winner of the
2025 HRSA Gold Medal
for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.
• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.
• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.
• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.
Responsibilities Supports physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and/or nurses by taking vitals, assisting in medical examinations and other specific procedures, and providing translation services.
As a Float, cover varying shifts and locations within various clinics and/or the VCC mobile medical van and may include evening and/or Saturday schedules
Print and review schedule daily in preparation for the day
Prepare patients for examination and assist clinicians with the examination and/or procedure
Take vital signs, height and weight of patients; plot growth charts; record immunizations
Perform simple laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s
Set up appropriate instrument trays for special procedures
Perform laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s
Give counseling, care and follow-up instructions, health education and materials to patients as instructed by provider
Qualifications Minimum
• High school graduate or equivalent• Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate from an approved school or hospital including externship verification of 6 months’ clinical
(back office) MA experience may be submitted in lieu of externship)•
Bilingual English/Spanish • Current CPR/BLS (Child, Infant and Adult) certification• Phlebotomy experience
Preferred
• Minimum one year back office experience in a clinical environment• Phlebotomy certification
Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
• Good knowledge of general back office procedures, such as taking vitals, performing venipuncture, administering immunizations, etc• Good comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology in
English and Spanish • Emergency response capability for possible crisis situations• Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities
Pay Range
$23.00 - $24.50 DOE
Vista Community Clinic (VCC) , we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.
As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. Join a team where compassion and ambition go hand-in-hand!
✨
Benefits include: ✅ Competitive compensation & benefits ✅ Medical, dental, vision✅ Company-paid life insurance ✅ Flexible spending accounts ✅ 403(b) retirement plan
Why VCC? •
Winner of the
2025 HRSA Gold Medal
for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.
• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.
• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.
• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.
Responsibilities Supports physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and/or nurses by taking vitals, assisting in medical examinations and other specific procedures, and providing translation services.
As a Float, cover varying shifts and locations within various clinics and/or the VCC mobile medical van and may include evening and/or Saturday schedules
Print and review schedule daily in preparation for the day
Prepare patients for examination and assist clinicians with the examination and/or procedure
Take vital signs, height and weight of patients; plot growth charts; record immunizations
Perform simple laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s
Set up appropriate instrument trays for special procedures
Perform laboratory and screening tests customarily performed in a medical office such as visual acuity, audiometric screening, Snellen tests, spirometry tests and EKG’s
Give counseling, care and follow-up instructions, health education and materials to patients as instructed by provider
Qualifications Minimum
• High school graduate or equivalent• Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate from an approved school or hospital including externship verification of 6 months’ clinical
(back office) MA experience may be submitted in lieu of externship)•
Bilingual English/Spanish • Current CPR/BLS (Child, Infant and Adult) certification• Phlebotomy experience
Preferred
• Minimum one year back office experience in a clinical environment• Phlebotomy certification
Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
• Good knowledge of general back office procedures, such as taking vitals, performing venipuncture, administering immunizations, etc• Good comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology in
English and Spanish • Emergency response capability for possible crisis situations• Experience/familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel), business e-mail communication systems and internet search capabilities
Pay Range
$23.00 - $24.50 DOE