Administrative Assistant

WMH Alzheimer’s Support Group; Honesdale (Wayne County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

WMH Alzheimer’s Support Group is seeking a skilled secretary to support the nursing office operations at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The role focuses on providing high-level secretarial assistance to the Director of Patient Care Services and nursing management staff.

Requirements include excellent verbal and written communication, grammar, and speedwriting/shorthand abilities, a high school diploma (associates degree preferred), and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with knowledge of

Qualifications

• Requires effective verbal and written communication; grammar and writing skills required.
• Shorthand or speedwriting skills required.
• Must have high school diploma; associate degree in business or secretarial training preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; detail oriented; able to multitask.
• Two years of related secretarial/clerical experience or equivalent.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; medical terminology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced secretarial support to the nursing office operations.
• Support the Director of Patient Care Services and nursing management staff.
• Manage multiple duties with continuity and accuracy.

Skills

Communication

Grammar

Shorthand

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Secretarial experience

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree in business

Secretarial skills training

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

7am-3:30pm (Monday-Friday) Provides advanced secretarial services to support the day-to-day operation of the nursing office of Wayne Memorial Hospital. Primary duties are to provide secretarial support to the Director of Patient Care Services and nursing management staff.

• Requires the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; excellent grammar and writing skills necessary; shorthand or speedwriting skills necessary.
• High school diploma required; Associate degree in business, or technical school for business/secretarial skills development
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Must be detail oriented;
• Requires ability to shift simultaneously between several duties and maintain continuity;
• Two (2) years of recent, related secretarial/clerical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Computer knowledge required with experience and expertise with software, including, but not limited to MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc
• Medical terminology knowledge necessary.

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