Certified Medical Assistant

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm Location: SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate employees like you. As an employee in our Specialty Transplant Clinic, you’ve chosen a career where patients matter–a lot. Our Mission and Values put the patient first and place you in a position to improve each day. Our Specialty & Transplant Clinic cares for many different specialties such as Liver and Kidney. Job Summary: Under general supervision, assists Employee Health staff members in performing optimal ambulatory health care to patients, stocks and maintains exam rooms and front office; assists with clinical and clerical duties.

Requirements

• Medical Assistant Certification
• BLS
• Previous clinical experience desired.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Interpersonal/human relations skills
• Attention to details
• Ability to organize/prioritize
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to take patients vital statistics
• Ability to assist with medical examinations and procedures
• Ability to operate various office programs and medical equipment accurately and efficiently
• Ability to perform phlebotomy
• Ability to perform immunizations/PPD’s
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Or National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) Or Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) Or Registered Medical Assistant - American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Performs comprehensive patient assessment.
• Implementation: Provides and documents interventions based on assessed patient needs.
• Safety/Infection Control: Practices according to safety and infection control policies.
• Service: Provides service excellence to all customers by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Professional: Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice.
• Performance Improvement (PI): Incorporates Performance Improvement into one's professional practice.
• Specialized Care: Provides specialized care to patients at high risk for injury.
• Knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics: Performs competently.
• Telephone communication.
• Assisting with patient care activities, i.e. performing physicals.
• Portions of ongoing patient assessments.
• Medication administration in accordance with professional certification.
• Specific data collection activities.
• Clerical duties/tasks.

Benefits

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees