Medical Assistant

Medical Assistant

Under clinical supervision of a Registered Nurse or a licensed Physician/Podiatrist, performs specialized and complex and routine medical assistant tasks related to the care and treatment of patients in an ambulatory care setting. NOTE: Applicants who meet the employment standards will be invited to take an online examination tentatively scheduled for the week of October 5, 2026.

Typical tasks include preparing patients for examination, maintaining examination rooms and nurses station, instructing patients in basic procedures/tests, hygiene, exercise, diet, and other basic instructions given by the physician, completing charge sheets, assisting with office procedures, assisting medical care providers as needed with routine and specialized procedures, administration of medication, and performance of tests, processing physician orders, following through to make sure laboratory and x-ray reports are received, attending educational seminars or other professional activities, drawing blood samples, and performing other related work and comparable duties as required.

Employment standards require certification as a Medical Assistant or training and experience required by California law to qualify as a Medical Assistant and sufficient training, education or experience to show practical application of, and success in the following knowledge and abilities: Basic nursing practices and medical assisting skills and the various types of materials and equipment related to outpatient care and their application, relevant medical terminology, principles of asepsis, verbal and written English communication, basic patient observation skills and record keeping practices, methods of performing skin tests, tonometry, booth audio metrics, hand-held audio metrics, visual acuities, visual field screening, typanometrics, and other basis tests which may be performed in the outpatient setting by Medical Assistants, methods of conducting or assisting patients with basic tests and treatments performed at an ambulatory care clinic, methods and materials for teaching patients laboratory and radiology preparation, exercise, hygiene, use of medication and dietary information, and other topics as needed, content of laboratory and x-ray reports sufficient to relay information after they are reviewed by the physician, operation of laboratory and x-ray reports sufficient to relay information after they are reviewed by the physician, operation, maintenance and simple calibration of specialized equipment related to the performance of tests and procedures in the ambulatory care setting. Ability to perform a variety of routine and complex direct patient care services and assist medical service providers in both simple and more difficult treatments, understand and follow written and oral instructions from physicians, nurses, and other team members, communicate effectively with others verbally and in writing in English, instruct and assist patients effectively, maintain complex and accurate records/charts, process physician's orders, prepare forms and requisitions as needed, perform routine clerical support work, perform routine housekeeping/stocking duties in relation to exam rooms, doctor's offices, and other patient care areas, measure for crutches and teach use of crutches, work quickly and accurately following instructions with minimal direct supervision; give clear, concise instructions when necessary, maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, patients, and others, screen patients and collect data by observing patient and reporting to appropriate medical personnel, stand and walk for long periods and exercise a moderate amount of physical exertion (including stooping and lifting) and manual dexterity in the handling of patients and equipment, operate and maintain ambulatory care related equipment, learn new procedures and information within reasonable period of time, orient other employees effectively in clinic layout, and basic practices and procedures, organize and prioritize workload assignments; follow-through with assignments, maintain a patient, understanding, tolerant attitude under stressful conditions including illness, death and other unpleasant aspects of working in a medical setting.