About the Department

The County of Riverside's University Health System (RUHS) - Community Health Clinics are currently seeking qualified Medical Assistants throughout the County of Riverside for various departments. This job posting will serve to fill regular full-time and per-diem vacancies. This posting will remain open as vacancies arise, serving as an opportunity for prospective candidates to apply for available positions. Positions designated as bilingual (Spanish) recruitments require demonstrated proficiency. Candidates requesting consideration for bilingual recruitment must successfully complete and pass a County-administered bilingual proficiency assessment. Once submitted, applications will remain valid for a duration of 90 days. Should an application expire, individuals are welcome to reapply. Applicants may indicate their employment preference type and preferred location/clinic in their application. Joining a pool recruitment allows your application to be considered for current and upcoming vacancies throughout Riverside County.

Staffing demand in the Desert Region (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio and surrounding cities).

Applicants from this posting may be used to fill other openings throughout RUHS departments.

Under direct supervision, Medical Assistants assist licensed professional medical staff within the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) by providing a variety of client/patient services, including basic administrative, clerical, and medical support services for clients/patients and the public; and other related duties as required. Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.

To be considered for this position, applicants must upload copies of both their Medical Assistant Certification and AHA BLS card to their application profile at the time of submission. If you are having difficulties uploading your required documents, please email them to [email protected].

Regular Full Time Rates:

$20.80 - $30.08 Hourly

$3,604.65 - $5,213.18 Monthly

$43,255.74 - $62,558.11 Annually

Per Diem Rate:

$30.08 Hourly

$5,213.18 Monthly

$62,558.11 Annually

Current Featured Openings:

Please Note: Departments, locations, work schedule and/or shift times are subject to change upon clinic needs. Specific schedules will be discussed during the interview.

Last Update: 5/19/2026

RUHS-CHC-Rvrsd Neighborhood: Per Diem
RUHS-CHC-Lake Elsinore: Regular Fulltime & Per Diem
RUHS-CHC-Corona: Regular Fulltime
RUHS-CHC-Moreno Valley: Regular Fulltime
RUHS CHC Perris Valley: Per Diem
RUHS-CHC - Pediatrics (Main Campus): Regular Fulltime
RUHS-CHC-Women's Health Clinic: Regular Fulltime
MSC Surgery Clinic: Per Diem
RUHS CHC Jurupa Valley: Regular Fulltime
RUHS-CHC-Banning: Regular Fulltime

Meet the Team!

Riverside University Health System provides a wide range of primary and specialty care services across 13 Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Riverside County. As federally qualified health centers, the CHCs operate on a sliding fee scale to ensure that some of the county’s most vulnerable populations receive the care they need.

Whether it’s preventive care, chronic disease management, Express Care, Mobile Health, or integrated specialty and behavioral health services, our teams are made up of dedicated healthcare professionals who are passionate about making a difference.

If you’re committed to delivering compassionate care and eager to join a team that truly values community, connection, and making a meaningful difference, RUHS is the place for you!

Learn more about our Community Health Centers by visiting Locations | Riverside University Health System

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Position Duties

• Greet clients/patients at reception desk or counter; assist them in completing necessary documents and applications, answering routine questions and providing information; interview clients/patients to gather basic health related information (e.g., health status, living conditions, diet, residency, mobility, parenting skills, healthcare needs, etc.); register clients/patients using related computer information at time of appointment; obtain/verify patient demographic information; monitor client/patient behavior in the waiting room.

• Obtain medical history and chief complaint, including allergies; assist patients in ambulation and transfer; maintain medical charts and schedule appointments for staff.

• Perform routine medical data clerical tasks (e.g., typing, personal computer data input, filing, answering phones, etc.); inventory supply needs and help obtain medical and office supplies.

• Verify patient's health insurance coverage; contact health insurance to verify insurance eligibility and/or authorization for treatment (if patient does not have health insurance coverage, refer patients to Admissions and Collections Clerk for assistance); may receive and record payment for clinic visit.

• Submit treatment authorization requests into the EPIC database; check treatment authorization requests for completeness; follow-up on the status of treatment authorization requests.

• Record information for each patient encounter such as medical procedure and diagnostic tests performed by physician or licensed personnel.

• Prepare patients for examination, including positioning, draping, shaving, and disinfecting treatment sites; collect and record patient data including height, weight, temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure, and basic information about present and previous conditions; provide patient information and instructions as directed by medical staff.

• Perform the following routine clinical procedures: Taking vital signs, administering medications (oral, sublingual, topical, vaginal, rectal, inhalation, immunizations and subcutaneous injections) or providing a single dose to a patient for self-administration; performing simple or automated visual testing, obtaining, but not interpreting, results; removing sutures or staples from superficial incisions or lacerations; may perform phlebotomy for blood draw or transfusion (with phlebotomy certification), as directed.

• Perform ear lavage to remove impacted cerumen; assist with collection of non-invasive specimens such as urine, sputum, semen and stool; perform basic screening tests (e.g., electrocardiogram or visual acuity); perform Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) waived laboratory tests such as occult blood, ovulation tests, pregnancy, sedimentation rates, hemoglobin, urinalysis, and glucose screening.

• Process physician orders, including laboratory, x-ray, EKG, and schedule all same day tests and appointments; ensure diagnostic tests are received prior to patient's visit.

• Screen for eligibility for participation in health programs; assess client/patient progress and determine whether recommendations regarding health are being followed.

• Provide feedback, verbally and in writing, to licensed professional staff regarding client needs and community responses to health services and programs; obtain and evaluate specific information regarding health problems in order to provide guidance and instruction; conduct formal and informal information sessions covering good health practices and available health services.

• Make referrals to licensed professional staff.

Minimum Qualifications

OPTION I

Education: Completion of a certification program in medical assisting. Completion of a Medical Assistant certification program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or from an institution accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is preferred.

OPTION II

Education: Graduation from high school or attainment of a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test.

Experience: One year performing front office/back office support duties as a medical assistant in a physician's or dentist's office, hospital, health center, or other healthcare setting.

ALL OPTIONS

Certification: Possession of a valid certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association is required.

Knowledge of: Relevant medical terminology; basic patient care and/or administrative techniques; medical assisting skills and the various types of materials and equipment related to outpatient care and their applications; methods of conducting or assisting patients (per medical care provider's instructions) with basic tests and treatments performed at an ambulatory care clinic; basic needs and problems of disadvantaged groups: the causes and treatment of medical and/or public health problems and the problems facing the educationally and economically disadvantaged.

Ability to: Communicate effectively orally and in writing; establish and maintain good relations with a wide range of social and ethnic groups as well as professional staff and community members; obtain and record accurate patient information, and perform routine clinical procedures; follow and implement activities according to written standardized procedures; perform clerical tasks (e.g., utilizing a personal computer for inputting pertinent client/patient information, answering phones, filing, etc.).

Testing: Positions designated as bilingual (Spanish) recruitments require demonstrated proficiency. Candidates requesting consideration for bilingual recruitment must successfully complete and pass a County-administered bilingual proficiency assessment.

Other Qualifications

Application Status
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For questions regarding this recruitment:
Contact Xochitl Sanchez at (951) 955-4061 or [email protected]. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

Benefits

BENEFIT PROGRAM: UPE..

MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable LIUNA Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.

Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here.

MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

Tier I (Classic Member – Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
Tier II (Classic Member – Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. Effective July 1, 2023 employee contributions are 7.25% and will increase to 7.75% effective July 1, 2024.

A new member is defined as any of the following:

A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.
A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.
A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".

Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.

Note:

This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to [email protected] or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.

If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.

VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):

0 < 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4 < 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)

Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.

SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.

HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)

BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.

DISABILITY:

Employees contribute to State Disability Insurance (SDI), which provides wage replacement benefits for those unable to work due to non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy. SDI also includes Paid Family Leave benefits. The wage replacement rate, as defined by current law, is between 60-70% of wages earned during the SDI eligibility period. Benefits can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of regular pay.

POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.

OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.

Supplemental Questions

Are you currently 18 years of age or older?

Do you possess a high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency or high school proficiency certificate?

Have you completed a Medical Assistant Certification Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), or completed the program from an institution accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)? If yes, upload a copy of your certificate as an attachment.

Do you have a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification issued by the American Heart Association? If yes, upload a copy of your certificate as an attachment.

Yes.
No.

Do you possess a valid Phlebotomy certificate? If yes, upload a copy of your certificate as an attachment.

What is your Spanish bilingual level?

I am not bilingual in Spanish
I speak Spanish, but cannot read or write
I can speak, read, and write in Spanish

I understand that if qualified for this position, I may be required to pass a proctored/un-proctored Spanish assessment.

Please select the location(s) you are interested in throughout Riverside County: (Select all that apply)

Banning Family Care Center
Corona Community Health Center
Hemet Family Care Center
Indio Family Care Center
Jurupa Valley Community Health Center
Lake Elsinore Family Care Center
Main Campus – Community Health Center/ Medical Center
Moreno Valley Community Health Center
Palm Springs Family Care Center
Perris Family Care Center
Perris Valley Community Health Center
Riverside Neighborhood Health Center
Rubidoux Family Care Center

If you selected Main Campus – Community Health Center/ Medical Center location, please indicate which specialty clinic(s) you are interested in: (Select all that apply)

If you did not select this location, you may skip this question.

Pediatrics (MC-CHC)
Internal Medicine (MC-CHC)
Cardiology (MC-CHC)
Endocrinology (MC-CHC)
Infectious Disease (MC-CHC)
Rheumatology (MC-CHC)
Women's Health Clinic (MC-CHC)
Family Care Clinic (MC-CHC)
Express Care (MC-CHC)
Medical Clinic (MC)
ENT Clinic (MC)
Eye Clinic (MC)
Urology Clinic (MC)
Family Care Clinic 2 (MC)
Geriatric (MC)
Catscan-Diagnostic Imaging (MC)
Infusion (MC)
Podiatry (MC)
Scheduling (MC)
GI Lab (MC)
MSC Orthopedics Clinic
MSC Surgery Clinic
MSC Pre-Anesthesia Clinic
All specialty clinic(s)

How many years of experience do you have performing front office/back office support duties as a Medical Assistant in a physician's or dentist's office, hospital, health center, or other healthcare setting?

None
Less than 1 year
1 year, but less than 2
2 years, but less than 3
3 years, but less than 4
4 years, but less than 5
5 years, but less than 6
6 years or more

Which of the following best describes your Medical Assistant experience?

No Medical Assistant Experience
Limited experience in both areas
Primarily Back Office (clinical patient care duties)
Primarily Front Office (administrative/reception duties)
Equal experience in both Front and Back Office

How many years of experience do you have administering vaccines and/or immunizations?

None
Less than 1 year
1 year, but less than 2
2 years, but less than 3
3 years, but less than 4
4 years, but less than 5
5 years, but less than 6
6 years or more

Do you have the knowledge of common medical terminology; types and names of drugs and medications; hospital procedures and equipment?

I have not had experience, education, or training, in this area.
Basic knowledge, I have a basic understanding of medical terminology.
Intermediate, I have sufficient understanding and have applied this on the job.
Advanced, I have a full understanding and a great deal of applied working experience.

Have you gained experience as a Medical Assistant in any of the following clinical settings? (Select all that apply)

Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
Cardiology
Ears, Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic
Eye Specialist/Ophthalmology Clinic
Family Care
Geriatrics
Orthopedics/Podiatry
Pediatrics
Rheumatology
Primary Care
Urgent Care/Express Care
Women's Health / OB-GYN
Urology
Surgery
Neurology
Other experience not listed
None

How many years of experience do you have working with the Electronic Health Records System (EPIC)?

None
Less than 1 year
1 year, but less than 2
2 years, but less than 3
3 years, but less than 4
4 years, but less than 5
5 years, but less than 6
6 years or more

What type of employment are you interested in?

Regular full-time.
TAP/ Per diem
Both

I acknowledge that TAP/Per diem positions are an at-will employment opportunity and the assignment may end at any time.

Are you a current regular, temporary, or per diem employee with the Riverside University Health System (RUHS)?

Are you currently working on a contract assignment or through a registry agency at Riverside University Health System (RUHS)?

If you answered “Yes,” please be advised that current travel or registry staff are not eligible for hire while under contract at RUHS.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: County of Riverside
Address: County Admin. Center P.O. Box 1569

4080 Lemon St., 7th floor

Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Phone: Contact Recruiter for Job Information
Website: http://www.rc-hr.com

Medical Assistant - Regular Full-Time and Per Diem Pool