Office Assistant

SSM Health; Shawnee (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Job summary

SSM Health in Shawnee is seeking an Office Assistant to support clinics within the Family Medicine department. This full-time daytime role focuses on front-desk tasks, patient check-in, and general clerical support to the care team.

Under supervision, you will greet patients, manage calls and appointments, maintain charts and records, and help ensure smooth clinic operations in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED (or 10 years of work experience).
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients or visitors, screens and routes telephone calls, files and distributes mail.
• Gathers and maintains patient charts; assists with programs/software for Providers.
• Makes copies, answers phones, schedules appointments, and maintains records.
• Maintains office inventory and orders supplies; ensures equipment is in good working order and requests repairs.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians and staff about patient care per 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.

OK-SSM Health Medical Group Shawnee Medical Park 3204

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

• Department: Family Medicine
• Schedule: Full Time, Days
• Location: Shawnee

Our mission and values put the patient first and helps you to feel valued while respecting teamwork and collaboration. Our Office Assistant roles are an integral piece in our care team and we see it as a partnership. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you.

Daily Pay

Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it.

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

7001010024 SPS FM SHAWNEE 3204PBB

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.