Office Assistant

SSM Health; Centralia (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Centralia is seeking an Administrative Support role to assist in the Neurology and Sleep Disorder Testing clinic. This 40-hour day-shift position offers a stable schedule, a supportive team, and the chance to help patients with appointments and chart coordination.

You will greet patients, answer phones, file charts, and coordinate with healthcare providers. A High School diploma or 10 years of experience is required, and no prior experience is necessary for this

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Greets patients or visitors, answers/screens/routes telephone calls, files, distributes mail and performs other general clerical duties.
• May provide assistance with programs/software for Providers. May assemble and maintain patient charts.
• Responsible for making copies, answering phones, making appointments, and maintaining records.
• May be responsible for maintaining office inventory including ordering supplies. Ensures that office equipment is in good working order and requests repairs or maintenance as needed.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.
• 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.

IL-SSM Health St. Mary\'s Hospital - Centralia

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.

Serves as a vital partner in supporting clinic, ensuring day-to-day activities run smoothly and efficiently. Brings strong communication and interpersonal skills, confidence in technology and a professional and welcoming phone presence.

Department: Neurology and Sleep Disorder Testing

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7: 30 AM – 4:00 PM

Pay Range:

$15.00 - $22.34

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job Summary

Supports clinic, department or program in an administrative capacity.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs duties under supervision and within well established guidelines.

• Greets patients or visitors, answers/screens/routes telephone calls, files, distributes mail and performs other general clerical duties.

• May provide assistance with programs/software for Providers. May assemble and maintain patient charts.

• Responsible for making copies, answering phones, making appointments, and maintaining records.

• May be responsible for maintaining office inventory including ordering supplies. Ensures that office equipment is in good working order and requests repairs or maintenance as needed.

• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care according to protocol.

• 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

3602000207 Sleep Disorders Testing

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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