Administrative Assistant

Job Summary

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for coordinating and communicating with Administration, physicians, management staff, and external agencies to facilitate department and hospital strategic goals; generating reports and tracking compliance according to the director's requirements; and providing administrative and clerical support to department Directors.

Licensure and Certification

• N/A
  
  

Education

• High School Diploma (GED) required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
  
  

Experience

• Two (2) to three (3) years' experience performing administrative and secretarial support to members of healthcare management team. Professional demeanor.
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to exercise good judgment
• Ability to prioritize management of activities, and provide continuity in internal/external communications
• Strong interpersonal communication
• Typing speed of at least 60 wpm.
• Proficient in PC software including but not limited to Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel).
  
  

Physical Demands - Clerical/Administrative Non-Patient Care

• Frequent sitting and standing/walking with frequent position change.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
• Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
• Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
• Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.
  
  

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time