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

**Position Type** : Five-month contract to hire position

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

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

**Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant** :

• Organizes the clinical environment and provides support in patient care situations.

• Support includes but is not limited to assisting physicians and nursing personnel, including those skills listed under Job Functions below along with various other procedures under the direct supervision and responsibility of a medical provider.

• The MA assists in identifying patient needs or problems and communicating data to the provider or other members of the clinical team.

• The MA delivers quality customer service.

• Ensures policy and procedures are followed including infection control, privacy and confidentiality.

• Completes mandatory training.

• Performs all other related duties as assigned

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

• High school graduate or GED equivalent

• Current, nationally recognized Medical Assistant certification or the ability to obtain the certification within 180 days of employment

• Current BLS certification or the ability to obtain the certification within 30 days of employment

• Knowledge of medical terminology

• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift, push or pull 35+ lbs.

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time

• Occasionally requires exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids

• Ability to discriminate shades of color when reading dipstick

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://uat.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

**Massachusetts Candidates Only:** It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.