Patient Access Lead

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

MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

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.

* Patient Access Representative Lead - St. Clare Hospital Emergency Department

Schedule : Full Time, 2:00pm - 10:30pm, to include rotating weekend, holiday and on-call rotation

Location : SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, MO

Qualifications : Patient Access, EHR, Healthcare, and Customer Service experience and excellent communication skills

What Makes This Role Unique

This is a high-energy, fast-moving position that requires mindfulness, quick thinking, and exceptional communication skills. No two days are the same — you may be assisting a worried family member, collaborating with a nurse to expedite an urgent admission, or helping a patient understand their next steps.

If you thrive in an environment where teamwork, problem-solving, and human connection intersect, this role will be both challenging and deeply rewarding.

Why Join SSM Health

You will be part of a compassionate, mission-driven organization that values your growth and contribution. We offer:

• Competitive pay and benefits

• Career development opportunities within a large, integrated health system

• Supportive leadership and a collaborative team environment

Bring your heart for service and your talent for communication — and help us make every patient’s experience exceptional.

Apply today. SSM Health –We bring out the incredible in you, everyday.

Job Summary:

Leads assigned staff in performing activities related to patient registration.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads or coordinates shift operations of assigned activities, resources, and staff.

• Serves as a technical or functional resource and performs similar duties with staff.

• Assigns, monitors and reviews progress of work. Monitors and reports compliance with policies and/or procedures.

• Oversees and evaluates orientation and training of assigned associates. May provide input in the review and evaluation of staff performance.

• Performs the duties of a Patient Access Representative.

• 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.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department:

8701230033 PAS - St. Clare Health Center

Work Shift:

Evening Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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