Medical Assistant 2430 - Dept of Public Health - H00139

Under the immediate supervision of a licensed provider registered nurse or nurse manager the Medical Assistant performs duties that assist in providing medical evaluation treatment and care including the administration and evaluation of routine medical tests.

Essential Duties:

The 2430 Medical Assistant performs the following essential job functions:

• Administers medical tests and treatments to patients including but not limited to Snellen hearing venipuncture immunization electrocardiogram (ECG) electroencephalogram (EEG) and spirometry
• Assists the provider in performing various physical examinations and procedures
• Cleans and performs simple maintenance of instruments and equipment
• Maintains inventory of medical forms
• Maintains proper inventory (including ordering supplies) and stocking of examination supplies
• Operates and uses medical testing equipment
• Performs checkins intake and postexamination duties
• Reviews medical examination procedures with patients
• Performs medical data entry and retrieval duties
• Performs and documents physical and written screening of patients
• Processes patient medical records (including reviewing patient medical records identifying health care maintenance needs or visit needs)
• Provides patient and family instruction in preventive health issues
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and transport

The 2430 Medical Assistant also performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications Required

EDUCATION: Possession of a recognized Medical Assistant Degree or Certificate

Substitution: Any of the following may substitute for the required education:

• Completion of an EMTP (Emergency Medical TechnicianParamedic) Training Program
• Completion of a U.S. Military Corpsman Training Program
• Completion of an EMT Training Program AND one 1 year of verifiable prehospital or emergency department clinical work experience.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One year of fulltime employment is equivalent to 2000 hours 2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40hour work week).

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification. 

1. Certain positions at various locations require a valid Certified Phlebotomy Technician I Certificate issued by the California State Department.
2. Some positions require lifting moving or carrying 30 50 lbs. of weight.
3. Some positions require the ability to assist mobilityimpaired patients in and out of wheelchairs and on and off examination tables.
4. Bilingual Proficiency: Some positions may require bilingual fluency in a variety of languages depending upon the departments bilingual needs. Only those eligible candidates who pass the bilingual proficiency test will be considered for bilingual positions. Applicants must indicate on the application form the language(s) they claim proficiency.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring. 

1. Telemetry for arrhythmias:

• Experience monitoring telemetry for arrhythmias.
• Completion of an arrhythmia course and passed the ECG test.
• Possession of an Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technician certification.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

Additional Information

Selection Procedures: 
After application submission candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process which includes the following.

Assessment Component
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in written multiplechoice exam that is designed to measure the knowledge skills and abilities in job related areas which may include but not be limited to: knowledge of medical terminology and procedures; knowledge of medical examination and procedures; knowledge of medical testing equipment; ability to plan and organize; ability to operate a computer and navigate through basic software programs; communication/human relations ability and ability to record keep.

Written Examination (Weight: 100: Candidates must achieve a passing score on the written multiplechoice exam in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score.

Your assessment score will be banked for one year. During this period you will not need to retake this assessment for another 2430 Medical Assistant announcement. If another announcement occurs within twelve months from the date of this examination and requires this assessment your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. Retesting is permitted no sooner than twelve months from the date of the assessment and only in conjunction with your eligibility for another announcement for which this assessment is utilized.

The use of banked scores may change if the assessment is revised significantly in the future. Candidates with banked scores would be required to take the revised assessment sooner if they apply to a job opportunity using the same revised assessment.

Language Proficiency Exam: For positions requiring bilingual fluency candidates deemed qualified who meet the special language condition must pass a departmentally approved language proficiency exam prior to appointment. Only those eligible candidates who pass the bilingual proficiency test will be considered for the bilingual position. Applicants must indicate on the application form the language(s) they claim proficiency.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be theRule of ListScores.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information visit duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Additional Information :

How to apply:
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit and begin the application process. 

Our email communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us atthis link. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment; therefore it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address. 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement including requirements time periods and other particulars except when superseded by federal state or local laws rules or regulations. Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at  The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources 1 S Van Ness Avenue 4th Floor San Francisco CAby close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements applications and examination policies including applicant appeal rights can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov/civilservice/rules.  

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the analyst Herbert Chau at or. 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.