Administrative Assistant

Eisenhower Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 47,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Eisenhower Medical Center in the United States seeks an administrative assistant to support the Lab Clinical department. This role handles clerical tasks, scheduling, and telephone reception under leadership guidance.

Ideal candidates have at least two years of administrative experience, a high school diploma, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Healthcare experience is preferred, with a basic emphasis on maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and policies and reports concerns.
• Prepares correspondence, reports, schedules, and distributes them as appropriate.
• Maintains calendars for leadership; relays changes to concerned staff in a timely manner.
• Facilitates meeting setup and records minutes as requested.
• Answers phones and directs walk-in inquiries professionally.
• Revises and prepares new policies and procedures for department and distributes information.
• Maintains confidential employee personnel files and onboarding documentation.
• Schedules and coordinates interviews; assists with travel arrangements on onboarding requirements.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Confidentiality

Time management

Problem solving

Written & Verbal

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

Job description

Default Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Salary range: $22.83 - $34.69

Schedule: Full Time

Shift Hours: 8 Hour employee

Department: Lab Clinical

Job Objective

Assists in administrative operations as directed by leadership. Provides various clerical, administrative, and general office support involving word processing, report preparation, scheduling of meetings and telephone reception.

Education

• Required: High school diploma, GED or higher level degree if hired after January 1, 2023
• Preferred: Associate’s degree

Licensure/Certification

• N/A

Experience

• Required: Two (2) years of administrative support experience
• Preferred: Experience in a healthcare setting

Reports To

• Manager, Director, Chief Administrative Officer, Service Line Administrator, Associate Vice President or Vice President

Supervises

• N/A

Ages of Patients

• N/A

Blood Borne Pathogens

• Minimal/ No Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and unexpected situations
• Ability to communicate with patients, healthcare professionals, and staff to ensure clear and accurate exchange of information
• Ability to effectively communicate in a positive and professional manner
• Ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality
• Ability to operate general office equipment (i.e., computer, printer, scanner, telephone, etc.)
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and other relevant software applications
• Problem solving skills to identify issues and formulate effective solutions
• Self-starter; driven to take action without needing prompting
• Written and verbal communication skills Essential

Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
2. Prepares correspondence, reports, schedules, etc. and distributes as appropriate.
3. Maintains calendars for leadership; changes in schedule are relayed to all concerned in a timely manner.
4. Facilitates meeting setup (date, time, location, materials, catering, etc.) and records and transcribes minutes as requested.
5. Answers phones and facilitates prompt messages to appropriate staff; greets and directs walk-in inquiries professionally as necessary.
6. Revises and prepares new policies and procedures for department(s) and distributes information in a timely manner to all appropriate areas.
7. Assists in creation of forms and flyers.
8. Prepares staff annual and probationary evaluation packets for all reporting areas.
9. Maintains confidential employee personnel files for staff, including but not limited to onboarding documentation, personnel action form changes, terminations, counseling forms, education requirements, etc..
10. Maintains confidentiality of information handled and forwards originals to Human Resources Department as necessary.
11. Tracks past due evaluations and employee health requirements, and notifies employee(s) monthly of upcoming deadlines.
12. Assures all assignments/projects are completed within required timeframes.
13. Schedules and coordinates interviews; prepares interview materials and arranges meeting space; assists with travel arrangements on onboarding requirements as directed.
14. Obtains signatures and processes requests for capital equipment requisitions, purchase orders, check requests, paid time off (PTO) requests, education, travel expense requests, and other requests/reimbursements as needed.
15. Complies with departmental plan to meet budget goals.
16. Orders supplies as necessary for the administrative office.
17. Picks up, sorts and distributes mail.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.

Welcome to Eisenhower Health Careers! Eisenhower has been a leader in health care for the Coachella Valley since we opened our medical center in 1971. Since then, we’ve been growing steadily, adding services, capabilities and facilities to anticipate and meet the needs of our expanding area. Today, the Eisenhower name extends far beyond the state-of-the-art care we deliver at the hospital.