Office Assistant Senior

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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:
Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full-time, day-shift position working Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The role requires strong communication, customer service, and multitasking skills.

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:
2060000100 BHM OP GERO/SPMI

Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

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