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Adecco Healthcare & Life Sciences is hiring a Medical Assistant in Newtown, Connecticut! This role is in person / onsite. Please review the details below and apply with an updated resume.

**Position Type** : Three-month contract, with opportunity for extension or fulltime offer

**Schedule** : Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm

**Pay** : $22.30 to $24.30 per hour

**Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant** :

• Provide patient care, clinical summary and direction on next steps or follow up

• Perform phlebotomy for patients as needed

• Act as a member of the care team, including preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording clinical information as per protocol

• Manage patients according to approved protocols and consistent with appointment and scheduling guidelines

• Carry out standing orders consistent with practice policies and procedures

• Document all patient interactions and other clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record (EHR)

• Schedule tests, treatments and follow up visits on behalf of patients; assist patients with identifying suitable outside resources for disease management and other services; refer patients when appropriate

• Answer and document patient phone calls; take complete messages and route to providers as needed using the HER

• Monitor task buckets to respond to tasks in a timely manner, follow up on overdue

orders/worklists and monitor status of critical referrals

• In coordination with Regional Nurse Managers, maintain oversight of temperature monitoring

• Assist care team to assure smooth office operation and delivery of excellent service through teamwork

• Provide attention to patients in a manner that builds confidence, trust and loyalty

• Demonstrate respect for patients and ProHealth staff by presenting a friendly, courteous manner always and maintaining patient confidentiality

• Maintain open lines of communications with care team and Regional Management team

• Maintain knowledge of current coding, OSHA and CLIA regulations and company policies

• Adhere to all patient safety initiatives and infection control regulations

• Perform other duties as assigned

**Qualifications** **of the Medical Assistant** :

• High school graduate or GED equivalent

• Graduate of Accredited Medical Assistant program

• Certified Medical Assistant, or the ability to obtain CMA/ RMA within 120 days of hire

• Intermediate level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office

Why work for Adecco?

• Weekly Pay

• 401(k) Plan

• Skills Training

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits

**IMPORTANT:** This **Medical Assistant** job is being recruited for by Adecco’s Healthcare & Life Sciences division, not your local Adecco Branch Office.

For opportunities available at Adecco Healthcare & Life Sciences go to https://www.adecco.com/en-us/employers/industries/healthcare-life-sciences

**Pay Details:** $22.30 to $24.30 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.adecco.com/en-us/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

+ The California Fair Chance Act

+ Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

+ Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

+ San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance