Medical Assistant - Shriners Children's

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

We offer a competitive salary and benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, health savings account (HSA), pet insurance, paid time off, continuing education and professional development opportunities. Other considerations include team-approached interdisciplinary care, friendly environment and the satisfaction that our patients are receiving the best care available.

Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunityMedical Assistant in our Outpatient department.  Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives.  Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.  

• The Medical Assistant supports the medical and nursing staff in providing care and comfort to infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and young adult patients during outpatient clinic appointments by performing routine clinical and clerical tasks.
• In addition, the Medical Assistant is responsible for phlebotomy and assisting with the application and removal of casts.
  

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent   

Medical Assistant certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or obtained within 3 months of employment)

Medical terminology 

Must be comfortable working within an electronic medical record

At least 1 year of experience working as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient clinic setting

Excellent customer service and communication skills with a strong commitment to teamwork