Administrative Assistant

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO, is seeking an Administrative Support professional to assist a Surgery department leader and staff.

The role focuses on routine to complex administrative tasks, data entry, meeting preparation, and maintaining filing systems to ensure efficient operations. The position offers a day shift, regular hours, and a supportive team environment where accuracy, communication, and collaboration with clinical teams are valued to improve patient

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Work may include routine to complex administrative support functions.
• Compiles information for reports or presentations. Prepares charts, graphs, or tables.
• May be responsible for budget tracking and maintaining financial or personnel records and databases.
• Responds to correspondence. Edits and proofs documents.
• Communicates with others in person, telephone, and/or email. May receive and screen visitors and handles general inquiries.
• Assists with preparing for and facilitating meetings, conferences, programs and/or special events.
• Establishes and maintains filing systems. Orders and stocks supplies.
• May enter information from a variety of sources into computer database(s) and verify data entered into computer by checking printouts/reports for errors and correcting as required.
• Works under clearly defined procedures with limited discretion, and under close supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

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. In this role, you will provide hands‑on support in a fast‑paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department:

Surgery

Schedule:

Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4pm

Job Summary:

Supports an Administrator, Sr. Director/Director, or department leader. May support a department.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Work may include routine to complex administrative support functions.
• Compiles information for reports or presentations. Prepares charts, graphs, or tables.
• May be responsible for budget tracking and maintaining financial or personnel records and databases.
• Responds to correspondence. Edits and proofreads documents.
• Communicates with others in person, telephone, and/or email. May receive and screen visitors and handles general inquiries.
• Assists with preparing for and facilitating meetings, conferences, programs and/or special events.
• Establishes and maintains filing systems. Orders and stocks supplies.
• May enter information from a variety of sources into computer database(s) and verify data entered into computer by checking printouts/reports for errors and correcting as required.
• Works under clearly defined procedures with limited discretion, and under close supervision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

4403000037 Surgery

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.