Medical Assistant

SSM Health; Warrenton (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible payment via DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Pediatrics – Warrenton is seeking a friendly Medical Assistant/Front Desk team member for daytime hours. You will assist with patient check-in, take vital signs, and support clinical staff.

You will help prepare exam rooms, perform basic clerical tasks, and maintain a safe, welcoming environment for patients and families. The role requires the ability to multitask in a busy pediatric setting, with emphasis on accurate documentation and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Prior patient care experience, including obtaining vital signs and rooming patients.
• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists with treatments ordered by provider under supervision and prepares treatment rooms.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and records information on charts.
• Performs basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, and filing.
• Maintains supplies, keeps environment clean and orderly.

Skills

Front desk

Vital signs

Rooming patients

Patient interviews

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Pediatrics – Warrenton

Worker Type: Regular

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

This position is responsible for front desk duties and assisting with rooming patients.

Preferred Qualifications: Prior patient care experience, including obtaining vital signs and rooming patients.

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Job Summary

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

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

• 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)

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2068000010 Warrenton Primary

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: 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.

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.