Medical Assistant

Position: MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Job description and duties

Effective july 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable memorandum of understanding, the personal leave program 2025 (plp 2025) was implemented. Plp 2025 requires each full-time employee in bargaining unit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, and related excluded, exempt and statutory exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 plp 2025 leave credits monthly through june 2027.

Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

This classification is subject to section 5, hiring-above-minimum (ham) authorization of the california state civil service pay scales. The authorized ham rate for this classification is $4556.

* please note: individuals may be eligible to receive a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend should they meet the eligibility criteria, including but not limited to remaining employed with cchcs for six months. Additionally, individuals may be eligible to receive a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year with cchcs (totaling $5,000), should they meet the eligibility criteria.

* important: california department of corrections and rehabilitation (cdcr) and california correctional health care services (cchcs) employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus should you be selected for hire, and remain employed with cchcs for 90 days. For a cdcr/cchcs employee to be considered, a questionnaire must be completed to the best of your knowledge, including the referring employee's name, classification, pernr, and work location.

The questionnaire will be provided to the selected candidate during the pre-employment process.

Under the administrative supervision of the supervising registered nurse (srn) ii/iii, correctional facility (cf), and the clinical supervision of the staff psychiatrist, correctional and rehabilitative services (safety), the medical assistant (ma) provides support to the psychiatrists in a variety of health care settings. The ma under the clinical direction of the psychiatrist or the valid authorization by a psychiatrist's order is responsible for performing patient oriented procedures, providing support to the mental health care team for daily operations, communicating effectively with patients, psychiatrists, and other members of the health care team, and performing administrative duties.

The ma is responsible for addressing the ongoing needs of patients, working with the psychiatrists and other health care providers, and promoting the efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective use of health care resources.

Medical assistant minimum qualifications:

Possession of a valid certificate from an agency approved by the department of consumer affairs, medical board of california to practice as a medical assistant.

Department of consumer affairs approved agencies include:

* american association of medical assistants http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

* american medical certification association

* american medical technologists .org

* california certifying board of medical assistants http://.org

* multi-skilled medical certification institute, inc.

You must have active certification status prior to appointment into the classification.

Please note:

a training and development (t&d) assignment will not be considered at this time.

You will find additional information about the job in the duty statement.

Minimum requirements

You will find the minimum requirements in the class specification.

* medical assistant

Additional documents

* job application package checklist

* duty statement

Position details

Job code #:

Jc-503543

Position #(s):

-xxx

Working title:

Medical assistant, telepresenter - california health care facility

Classification:

Medical assistant

$3,935.00 - $5,175.00

New to state candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of positions:

1

Work location:

San joaquin county

Telework:

In office

Job type:

Permanent, full time

Facility:

California health care facility - cchcs

Department information

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

The california department of corrections and rehabilitation (cdcr) and the california correctional health care services (cchcs) are committed to…