Medical Assistant - Family Medicine Clinic

About the role

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Job Summary

Assists with the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or physician in a clinic setting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
• Performs select clinical duties
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on patients' charts
• Prepares treatment rooms for examination of patients
• Performs basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, and filing
• Performs basic materials management functions to include ordering and stocking of supplies
• Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly environment
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• Wisconsin ONLY - High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from a medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional lifting/moving patients
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors
• Occasional driving

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Schedule

• Monday - Friday, Day Shift, no Weekends/Holidays

Department & Location

• Department: Family Medicine
• Location: Ronnies Plaza, Sappington MO
• Department Code: 7007000125 Ronnies FM
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40