Administrative Assistant, Clinical Operations - Central City Office Tower

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority is seeking a Full-Time Administrative Assistant for Clinical Operations in Surrey. The role involves providing administrative support, managing appointment calendars, and developing new work methods. Candidates should have at least three years of related experience and strong typing and Microsoft Office skills. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and work in a dynamic, patient-focused environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Employer-Paid Benefits

Generous Vacation Time

Immediate Pension Enrollment

TransLink Pass Subsidy

Qualifications

• Three years' recent related experience in a large business or health care environment.
• Ability to operate a computer using various desktop technologies.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and secretarial support to the Director.
• Drafts correspondence, reports, and presentations.
• Manages appointment calendars and coordinates meetings.
• Develops new work methods and identifies problems.

Skills

Typing speed of 55 w.p.m.

Microsoft Office applications

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Effective communication

Education

Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized administrative program

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $24.76 - $32.50 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently looking to fill a Full-Time opportunity for an Administrative Assistant, Clinical Operations at Central City located in Surrey, B.C.

Surrey is a flourishing city: abundant parkland, premier golf courses, and a charming rural atmosphere. Surrey is one of Canada’s fastest growing cities and its land mass makes it one of the largest cities in the province, equal to the size of Vancouver, Richmond and Burnaby combined. Known as the City of Parks, Surrey has over 6,000 acres of parkland and 15 golf courses and driving ranges. Also, despite rapid growth, Surrey has held onto the rural flavour of its past, with about 35 per cent of its land designated as agricultural and still actively farmed.

Surrey resides on the traditional, ancestral and unceded shared territories of the qicəy (Katzie) [kut-zee], qʷɑ:nƛən [Kwantlen], kʷikʷəƛəm (Kwikwetlem) [kwee-kwet-lum], Semiahmoo [semi-ah-moo] and scəwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) [tsawah-sen] First Nations, and home to the Surrey-Delta Métis Association.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families: Provides administrative and secretarial support to the Director by performing duties such as drafting and typing correspondence, generating reports and presentations, responding to a variety of internal and external inquiries, managing appointment calendars, coordinating the work flow for the assigned area, and developing and implementing new work methods and procedures.

Responsibilities

1. Provides administrative and secretarial support by drafting correspondence and transcribing and typing correspondence, reports, presentations, and memoranda.
2. Researches, organizes, and summarizes support materials. Generates reports and presentations.
3. Responds to a variety of internal and external inquiries by serving as the primary point of contact and providing information directly or referring to appropriate area or individual.
4. Manages appointment calendars including scheduling and coordinating meetings, speaking engagements, and/or conferences. Resolves scheduling conflicts and issues.
5. Coordinates the work flow within the assigned area. Receives, reviews, and processes information and takes follow-up action as required.
6. Develops and implements new work methods and procedures. Identifies problems, develops alternate solutions, and implements changes.
7. Assists inthe monitoring of expenditures for budget reports by gathering, compiling, and calculating information.
8. Arranges meetings as directed. Books and sets up meeting rooms, prepares meeting agenda, organizes meeting materials, records and prepares minutes of meeting. Conducts or ensures follow-up on action items from meeting.
9. Performs record management duties such as setting up and maintaining numeric, alphabetical, and subject filing systems and databases, indexing files and materials to be filed, and conducting file searches for requested information.
10. Performs other related duties.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized administrative or secretarial program plus three (3) years' recent related experience in a large complex business environment or health care environment or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Ability to type 55 w.p.m.
• Ability to operate a computer using a variety of desktop technology and other standard office equipment. Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications at an intermediate level.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple and rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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