Medical Assistant Lead - Pediatric 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 as a Medical Assistant in the Pediatrics department.

Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and maintains related medical records.
• Presents medication to patient and observes ingestion or administers medication using specified procedures.
• Takes vital signs or observes patient to detect response to medication, and reports reactions.
• Restocks medication inventories.
• May provide direct patient care.
• Ensures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience (Wisconsin: High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience, and graduate from medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification).
• Three years' experience as a Medical Assistant or related role.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• State-specific certification/licensure for Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Wisconsin.

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 of patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Schedule

• Monday - Friday, Day Shift
• No weekends or holidays
• 40 scheduled weekly hours

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay through DailyPay (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: Provided through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Location: St. Charles, MO - Veterans Memorial Parkway