Administrative Assistant I - Surgery

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai is seeking an Administrative Assistant I to provide comprehensive administrative support for two colorectal faculty. The role includes handling calendar coordination, correspondence, and basic budget tracking to assist with variance reporting.

Responsibilities include meeting planning, document formatting, purchasing, travel arrangements, and screening calls and mail. The ideal candidate has a relevant degree or equivalent experience and multiple years in medical office settings.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience in a secretarial/administrative field.
• 2–3 years of administrative or medical office experience required.
• Strong MS Office skills including Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Serves as intermediary between supervisor and staff by transmitting requests and messages.
• Assists with budget preparation and monitors expenses for variance reporting.
• Plans meetings and coordinates office activities, forums and conferences.
• Drafts, edits and formats materials such as flyers, leaflets and letters.
• Prepares minutes, agendas, correspondence and reports; transcribes dictation as needed.
• Handles purchase orders, change orders, checks and petty cash vouchers; processes reimbursements.
• Makes travel arrangements and prepares reimbursements and expense reports.
• Screens and prioritizes mail; responds or routes to appropriate staff.
• Screens and schedules patient appointments and referrals; tracks patient billing if needed.
• Maintains staff and/or patient files; may assist in payroll processing or PTO tracking.
• Monitors licensure expiration dates and notifies staff accordingly.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Word

Microsoft Access

Outlook

Education

Associates Degree in Secretarial Science or related field

HS/GED plus two years of related experience

Job description

This Administrative Assistant I role will provide administrative support services for two colorectal faculty. This role will also be responsible for helping with practice phone coverage as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an intermediary between supervisor and other departmental staff by transmitting written and oral requests, messages and instructions.
• Assists with budget preparation and is responsible for monitoring and maintaining records of expenses for variance reporting.
• Assists in the planning and logistical coordination of meetings and office activities, forums and conferences.
• May review and revise brochures, announcements or other informational items regarding program and/or departmental operations. Drafts, edits and formats materials such as flyers, leaflets and letters.
• May prepare minutes of meetings, agendas, correspondence, statistical reports, tables and other documents and transcribes dictation as needed.
• Prepares and follows up on purchase orders, change orders, check requests and petty cash vouchers. Processes and follows up on tuition and other forms of reimbursement for assigned staff
• Makes travel arrangements and accommodations. Prepares travel reimbursements and expense reports.
• Screens and prioritizes all incoming mail for needed action and follow up. Responds to mail where appropriate or distributes mail requiring attention to appropriate individual(s).
• Screens telephone calls, answers routine inquiries or refers caller to the appropriate individual for response.
• May screen and schedule patient appointments, schedule referrals of special testing or doctors visits, and keep record of patient billing for submission.
• May maintain employee and/or patient files.
• May assist in processing payroll and/or maintaining the PTO system for the department.
• May track expiration dates of staffs professional licensure, and notify staff of upcoming license expiration date to prevent suspension.
• Performs other related duties.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Secretarial Science or related field, or HS/GED plus two years of related experience (Bachelors Degree preferred).
• 2-3 years administrative or medical office experience required

Non-Bargaining Unit, 862 - Surgery - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

Required Skills

• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Microsoft Access
• Outlook

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 3040677
• Job Category Clerical
• Posting Date 08/06/2026, 03:48 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 5 E 98th St, New York, NY, 10029, US