Medical Assistant - Telepresenter - High Desert State Prison (Medical Assistant)
California Correctional Health Care Services · San Luis Obispo County
Salary: $4,556 – $5,175 per month
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Job Description and Duties
This Job Control is listed Until Filled. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 11/5/26, 11/19/26, 12/3/26, 12/17/26, 12/31/26, 01/14/27, 1/28/27, 2/11/27, 2/25/27
Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 1, 3, 4, 6, 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 $4,556.
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 clinical supervision of the Chief Psychiatrist, C&R (Safety), the administrative supervision of the Supervising Registered Nurse II/III, Correctional Facility, and the direction of the Staff Telemental Health (TMH) provider, the Medical Assistant provides support to the TMH provider in a variety of health care settings.
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.
- American Association of Medical Assistants http://www.aama-ntl.org
- American Medical Certification Association https://www.amcaexams.com/
- American Medical Technologists www.americanmedtech.org
- California Certifying Board of Medical Assistants http://www.ccbma.org
- Multi-skilled Medical Certification Institute, Inc. http://www.mmciinc.com
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Special Requirements
Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting MQ’s with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the MQ’s, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.
Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at NACES | National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Candidates new to CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing is required for candidates new to CCHCS prior to appointment followed by department annual TB testing/evaluation thereafter.
When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.
CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization. For more information about E-Verify, you may go to www.e-verify.gov.
Employment History on the STD. 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. To prepare for the State Application process, please visit Work4CA: State Application Checklist.
This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.
About this opportunity
Salary context
The annualized midpoint for this posting is $58,386. That is $3,726 above the $54,660 median among 18 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.
More jobs at this employer
California Correctional Health Care Services currently has 232 other open positions in this database.
Regional hiring context
There are 50 current state openings in San Luis Obispo County, including this position.
Application timeline
This is a continuous filing that has been listed for 104 days since CA Public Jobs first observed it.
Similar roles at other employers
These employers are currently listing the same normalized role:
- MEDICAL ASSISTANT at Department of State Hospitals — San Luis Obispo County
- Medical Assistant at Kern Community College District
Posting history
This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on July 23, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.