Medical Assistant Lead

SSM Health • Lake Saint Louis, MO

17d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is more than a career, it's a calling. The Medical Assistant Lead will possess strong knowledge and experience with Epic and be able to perform all standard MA responsibilities. Key duties include assisting with and monitoring open encounters, Tracers (JACHO preparedness), and time review, as well as covering call-ins when needed. Proficiency with front desk check-in and back-office/rooming workflows is ideal. The schedule for this role is Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM. The Medical Assistant Lead administers prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and maintains related medical records.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge and experience with Epic.
• Able to perform all standard MA responsibilities.
• 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 medical assistant school or training program or education equivalency for certification.
• Three years' experience.
• 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.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

• Proficient with front desk check-in and back-office/rooming workflows.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assisting with and monitoring open encounters.
• Tracers (JACHO preparedness).
• Time review.
• Covering call-ins when needed.
• Proficient with front desk check-in and back-office/rooming workflows.

Benefits

• One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply).
• Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED