Mission Statement: To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Founded in 1888, the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been serving the community for more than 125 years. Cottage Health, formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in medical practice, and a commitment to our communities. 

Core Values
Excellence — What we do
Integrity — How we do it
Compassion — Why we do it

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Cottage Health

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**Job Description**

Cottage Health seeks a Clinical Support Medical Assistant, Navigation Center for their CH Navigation Center department responsible for telephone assessment of patient’s needs under the direction of Cottage Navigation Center Leadership. Assists the clinical support nurse's and Navigator Specialists and Leads in the day-to-day call center functions to aid in exceptional patient experience.

**Qualifications**

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

- Minimum: Graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program or 1 year of equivalent work experience.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

- Minimum: Certified Medical Assistant in the state of California within 18 months of hire or transfer.

- Preferred: California State Certified Medical Assistant.

Technical Requirements:

- Minimum: Knowledge of clinical practices and medical terminology, Ability to understand use, function, interpret, document and keep records. Familiarity with MS Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Electronic Medical Records.

- Preferred: Experience with Epic and CRM.

Years of Related Work Experience:

- Minimum: 1 year of medical assistant experience in a clinic setting.

- Preferred: Minimum of 3 years of medical scribe experience in a clinic or hospital setting. Experience using call center phone systems.

**About Us**

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.

Any Cottage Health applicants who require assistance or reasonable accommodations during the application process may request the need for accommodation with the Recruiter.

**If you're already a Cottage Health employee, please apply on this link only. **

Clinical Support Medical Assistant, Navigation Center

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