Medical Assistant - Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Corcoran

Medical Assistant - Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Corcoran

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This range is provided by California Correctional Health Care Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Department Information

Vision:
We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitive 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, rehabilitive, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitive and restorative justice programs. Incumbents establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other governmental agencies, health care partners, and communities.

CDCR/CCHCS values all team members. We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.

This advertisement is for a Medical Assistant position(s) located at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, CA located in Kings County. Please indicate the position number on your application:

-030.

Please Note:

Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure to have a valid email address on your application.

This position is Part Time – 1/5 Time (.20), working 8 hours per week. The monthly salary range for this position is $911.20 - $1035.00.

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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.

Please be advised of the following additional pay benefits individuals may be eligible for:

• 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.

Under the administrative supervision of the Supervising Registered Nurse (SRN) II/III, Correctional Facility (CF), and the clinical supervision of a Physician and Surgeon, CF, or Physician and Surgeon, CF (Internal Medicine/Family Practice), the Medical Assistant (MA) provides support to primary care providers in a variety of health care settings. The MA, under the clinical direction of a provider or the valid authorization by a provider's order, is responsible for performing patient oriented procedures,…