Medical Assistant Lead

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

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

*$3,000 Sign-On Bonus Available - paid out in full* (Sign-on bonuses are for qualified external candidates and qualified PRN internal candidates).                                   
Full-Time, M-F, 8-hour day shifts. SLUHospital Long-Acting Injectable clinic (S. Grand Blvd.) Medical Assistant Lead.

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

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 Te