Temporary Services; TES Medical Assistant Pool

Overview

Temporary Employment Services places experienced Medical Assistants in UC Davis and UC Davis Health departments who have an expressed need for temporary coverage. Medical Assistants provide non-licensed medical support to medical care providers in an outpatient setting. Incumbents room patients; set up equipment and instruments; independently perform, and/or assist providers with performing, exams and procedures, including administering injections; with proper provider authorization, provide instructions, training and advice to patients;

call in prescriptions; clean and calibrate equipment; clean and stock exam rooms; and provide proper documentation in patient chart. Incumbents may also provide front office services on a routine or back-up basis.

Apply By Date 11:59pm 02/09/2026

• Must have Certificate of Completion from a Medical Assistant training program.
• Two (2) years of recent Medical Assistant experience in Outpatient/Ambulatory setting OR at least three (3) years as MA I in outpatient/ambulatory setting.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) or UC Davis Health CPR
• Ability to utilize relevant medical terminology and effectively communicate with providers and patients

• Oncology experience
• EPIC/EMR experience
• Experience in customer service and answering telephone calls.
• Knowledge and experience with computer programs, including:
  Excel, Word, Outlook

• Patient Care — Provide non-licensed clinical support as a medical assistant to the medical care provider(s) within the department/clinic assigned and per operational need.
• Rooming patients: call patient from waiting area using appropriate identifiers, keep patients appraised of wait times; obtain and record height, weight, blood pressure, vital signs, reason for visit (chief complaint), history, verification of medication allergies, pain screening, and other information as directed.
• Handle and steward medications as directed, following University policies and procedures, pertinent laws, regulations, and guidelines relating to medical assistants.
• Prepare and position patient for exam and/or procedure, set up equipment and instruments, maintaining sterile technique as required and independently perform or assist provider with performing exams and procedures.
• Administer medications as directed, following University policies and procedures, pertinent laws, regulations and guidelines relating to medical assistants.
• Collect, prepare and process specimens per departmental guidelines, including recording appropriate information or results in patient medical record.
• Provide patient transport/escort as needed, following safe patient transport guidelines.
• Follow emergency procedures, including CPR, and/or notify provider of baseline changes, as dictated by practice protocol.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of patient care.

• Documentation and Record Keeping — Maintain up to date information in patient medical record (paper and/or electronic), including coordination of prior medical records and outside records received.
• Provide accurate documentation as designated per departmental guidelines, prior to, during and after medical appointments.
• Indicate supplies used or procedures performed for patient visits in coordination with information supplied by the provider.
• May pull and file paper charts as needed for visit coordination.
• Provide telephone call coordination, incoming and outgoing calls for appointment appropriateness, additional information, coordinating messages to/from provider, and providing test results or information to patients as instructed/authorized by provider.
• As authorized by provider, provide instruction and training for patients regarding preparation for procedures and tests, exercises, and other self-care activities.

• Department/Clinic Coordination — Maintain exam rooms, consistently clean and stock necessary supplies; assist with maintaining inventory of medical supplies; maintain narcotic logs and protocols if present; monitor and dispose of expired drugs; clean and calibrate medical equipment; wrap and autoclave/sterilize instruments and equipment; assist with…