Hiring a virtual medical assistant in California
A virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote staff member who runs the day-to-day administrative workload of a medical practice — scheduling, intake, refills, message triage, follow-ups, and EHR documentation. Staffing For Doctors virtual medical assistants are HIPAA-trained, specialty-matched, and onboarded in 48 hours starting at $14/hour.
California has over 110,000 active physicians and the largest healthcare market in the United States, with major hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, and Sacramento. Heavy demand from multi-location dermatology, optometry, dental, mental health, and primary care groups.
What a California medical assistant does
Staffing For Doctors places dedicated virtual medical assistants inside Athena, eClinicalWorks, Epic, NextGen, Practice Fusion, Dentrix, and most other major EHRs. Each VMA is full-time (40 hours per week), assigned to a single practice, and trained on your specialty's workflows before day one. They handle scheduling, appointment confirmations, intake, chart prep, message triage, refill routing, follow-up calls, and basic insurance work. For a typical clinic this gives providers back two to four hours per day and removes the after-hours documentation burden that drives burnout.
Daily responsibilities
- Patient scheduling, confirmations, and waitlist management
- Inbound and outbound calls, voicemail return, portal triage
- EHR chart prep before each visit
- Refill routing and message triage to the right provider
- Insurance verification and basic eligibility checks
- Post-visit follow-up and recall outreach
Why California practices choose Staffing For Doctors
- Coverage scheduled to Pacific Time business hours
- Trained on the EHRs and payers California practices use most
- HIPAA compliant with signed BAA and secure devices
- Onboarded in 48 hours with a dedicated Customer Success Manager
- Starts at $14/hour — no setup fees, no benefits overhead