Job Description

General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

M-F 8am-5pm

Posted Date

06/08/2026

Salary Range $23.58 - 33.05 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

30985

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Psychiatry is seeking to hire a full-time Medical Scribe to support the Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program and KidsConnect Program. In this role, you will assist physicians with various aspects of patient care and serve as integral member of the clinical team. Primary duties include:

Assist physicians with documentation and clinical support during patient encounters
Input accurate and timely documentation into EMR
Gather clinical data and patient information through chart review and direct patient interaction
Record inpatient, outpatient and partial program medical records under physicians supervision
Review documentation with physicians at the completion of each outpatient visit to ensure accuracy and completeness
Work closely with physicians and care team members to support clinical operations

Salary range: $23.58/hr - $33.05/hr

Job Qualifications

Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR)

Knowledge of medical scribing or dictation in an outpatient or inpatient setting

Detailed knowledge of medical terminology, including the ability to distinguish between exams and medical diagnosis

Ability to accurately document and proofread highly detailed medical information

Ability to organize, track, and follow through on multiple records and requests in a timely manner

Ability to analyze information, problems, and procedures to identify patters and formulate conclusions

Ability to perform and multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions

Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, residents, nurses, students, and the public

Demonstrated ability to integrate competing demand in a multidisciplinary clinical environment

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an 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; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry

Healthcare & Social Services

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Los Angeles, CA

Year Founded

1955

Website

uclahealth.org

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