Office Assistant Senior

SSM Health; Fenton (MO); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health in Fenton, MO, is seeking an Administrative Support Specialist to assist clinics and departments with essential clerical tasks.

The role involves greeting patients, handling calls, scheduling, and maintaining records within a hybrid work environment. A high school diploma or equivalent and two years of experience are preferred to support multiple teams in Executive Health.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience.
• Two years of related experience.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties including filing, answering phones, scheduling, and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients or visitors, answers screens and routes calls, files, distributes mail and performs general clerical duties.
• Assists with programs or software for Providers as needed and may assemble/maintain patient charts.
• Make copies, answer phones, schedule appointments, and maintain records.
• Maintain office inventory and order supplies; ensure equipment is in good working order and arrange repairs as needed.
• Communicate with patients, families, physicians and healthcare team about patient care per protocol.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clerical skills

Patient communication

Scheduling

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

MO-SSM Health Medical Group Fenton Bowles Ave

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 operational partner, helping clinics, departments, and programs thrive through proactive administrative support and seamless coordination.

Department: Executive Health

Schedule: Hybrid position - Monday - Friday, 8: 00 AM – 4:30 PM

Job Summary

Supports clinic, department or program in an administrative capacity.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Under moderate supervision, performs duties within well established guidelines and practical knowledge gained from experience.
• 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

• Two years' experience

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.

Department

7988030125 Executive Health - South

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.