• Medical Assistant Lead - St. Clare Neurosciences

    SSM Health (Fenton, MO)


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

     

    MO-SSM Health Medical Group Fenton

    Worker Type:

    Regular

    Job Highlights:

    *$3,000 Sign-On Bonus Available* (Sign-on bonuses are for qualified external candidates and qualified PRN internal candidates).

     

    Full-Time, M-F Day Shifts - St. Clare Neurosciences Clinic (Fenton, Mo.)

     

    **Primary Duties & Info:** This MA Lead role will monitor the billing and collection functions such as the denial workqueue, and will assist in daily operations of practice including (but not limited to) registration, checking out patients, reviewing external referrals to input to Epic, monitoring and working scheduling work queue, answering scheduling line as back up, training new MAs, monitoring supplies and orders when necessary, among other duties.

    Job Summary:

    Administers prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and maintains related medical records.

    Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

    + Presents medication to patient and observes ingestion or administers medication using specified procedures.

    + Takes vital signs or observes patient to detect response to medication, and reports reactions.

    + Restocks medication inventories.

    + May provide direct patient care. Ensures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.

    + 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 of accredited school of medical assisting or education equivalency for certification

    EXPERIENCE

    + Three years' experience

    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)

    + And

    + Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA)

    + Or

    + Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)

    + Or

    + Clinical medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

    + Or

    + Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Allied Health Association (AAH)

    + Or

    + Medical Assistant Certification (MAC) - American Medical Certification Association (AMCA)

    + Or

    + National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) - National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

    + Or

    + Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) - National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

    + Or

    + Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Association of Medical Personnel (AAMP)

    + Or

    + Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)

    + Or

    + Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - American Registry of Medical Assistants (ARMA)

    Work Shift:

    Day Shift (United States of America)

    Job Type:

    Employee

    Department:

    6291000125 St. Clare Neurosciences

    Scheduled Weekly Hours:

    40

    Benefits:

    SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

     

    + **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

    + **Flexible Payment Options:** our 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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