Anchor Health CT·Hamden, Connecticut
The Medical Assistant will support clinical operations by ensuring precise, caring, and efficient patient encounters, taking ownership of pre-visit readiness, encounter flow, and documentation accuracy. Key duties include preparing rooms, recording vitals, assisting providers during exams, processing specimens, and maintaining cleanliness and stock.
About Anchor Health Anchor Health is Connecticut’s leading center for inclusive, person-centered healthcare. We deliver compassionate, evidence-based primary, behavioral, and gender-affirming care for the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Our mission is to empower every individual to live their healthiest life through exceptional, affirming care.
At Anchor, you’ll join a collaborative team redefining what inclusive healthcare looks like across Connecticut with breaking down barriers, affirming identity, and raising the standard of care for all.
The Role The Medical Assistant supports clinical operations by ensuring that every patient encounter is executed with precision, care, and efficiency — bridging the gap between patient experience and clinical quality. he MA owns the quality of pre-visit readiness, encounter flow, documentation accuracy, and post-visit follow-through.
What You’ll Do
Prepare rooms, supplies, and equipment for patient visits.
Greet and room patients; record vitals and histories accurately in the EHR.
Assist providers during exams and procedures.
Collect and process specimens; handle vaccines and medications per protocol.
Maintain stock, organize supplies, and ensure cleanliness and safety.
Keep documentation accurate and complete before each visit is closed.
Support smooth patient flow and communicate delays or issues quickly.
Coordinate with front desk and providers to ensure a seamless visit.
Follow all safety, infection control, and privacy standards.
Contribute to a calm, professional, and team-oriented environment.
What You Bring
2+ years of experience as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient or clinical setting.
Proven skill with EHR documentation and maintaining accuracy in fast-paced environments.
Confidence supporting providers during exams, procedures, and patient interactions.
Calm under pressure, focused on patient care.
Strong communication and collaboration skills; you anticipate needs and keep things moving.
Reliability and accountability.
Curiosity to improve processes and make each day run smoother.
Active MA certification or equivalent clinical training required.
Why Join Anchor Health Here, your work has meaning for your team, your patients, and your community. We offer competitive pay, growth opportunities, and a culture grounded in trust, respect, and collaboration.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Connecticut.
Compensation within this range is determined based on relevant experience, licensure, skills, scope of responsibility, and internal equity. Anchor Health maintains structured salary bands and reviews compensation periodically to ensure alignment with market conditions, organizational needs, and individual performance.
Salary Range: $23—$28 USD
Anchor Health is dedicated to building a team that shares identities, experiences, and understandings with the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from transgender and queer people, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and people living with HIV.
Anchor Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not and will not discriminate based on an individual’s real or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, hair length, and hairstyles); color; national and/or ethnic origin; ancestry and/or shared ancestry; immigration status; English language proficiency; age; religion and/or creed; disability (including record of disability); sex (including sex stereotypes and sex characteristics); gender, gender identity, and/or gender expression; physical appearance (including body size); affectional or sexual orientation; pregnancy and related conditions; parental, familial, and marital status; military or veteran status; genetic information; HIV status; the intersection of these aforementioned identities; and any other status protected under federal, state, or local law, in all phases of employment. These phases include recruitment, advertisement for employment, hiring, placement, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, evaluation, commendations, termination, layoff, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant.
Candidates must possess at least two years of experience as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient or clinical setting and hold an active MA certification or equivalent clinical training. Required attributes include proven skill with EHR documentation, confidence in assisting procedures, strong communication, and a calm, accountable demeanor focused on patient care.
Market context
Medical assistant openings in Connecticut are typically driven by ongoing outpatient, primary care, and specialty clinic staffing needs. This role is competitive because employers often want an accredited Medical Assistant program or certification, one year of experience, Basic Life Support, and strong English skills, with Spanish fluency preferred. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your certification and BLS status before applying.