Administrative Assistant III

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health is seeking an Administrative Assistant III to provide advanced administrative support to faculty and departmental leadership in Ophthalmology-Services. You will coordinate faculty activities, travel, meetings and correspondence, and manage pathology-related administrative processes with minimal supervision.

The role liaises between faculty, staff, trainees, and partners, with a hybrid work option and a 40-hour work week.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related administrative experience.
• Equivalency: 1 year of higher education may substitute for 1 year of related work experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, travel, meetings, and correspondence for ophthalmology faculty and housestaff.
• Coordinate provider schedules, meetings, and rotations; support cross-coverage and team activities.
• Manage pathology and research administrative workflows, forms, and reporting for departmental operations.

Skills

3+ years of related experience

Strong writing skills

Multitask / complex projects

Event/meeting coordination

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Details

Open Date 10/02/2026

Requisition Number PRN46384B

Job Title Administrative Assistants

Working Title Administrative Assistant III

Career Progression Track S00

Track Level S3 - Skilled

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday – Friday 8 am to 5 pm with some flexibility for hybrid work from home.

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00267 - Ophthalmology-Services

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $12.62 to $28.96

Close Date 11/02/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

This position provides advanced administrative support to faculty and departmental leadership. They coordinate faculty activities, travel, meetings and correspondence. The role will provide support and management of pathology-related administrative processes, and special projects while ensuring efficient departmental operations. This role serves as a key liaison between faculty, staff, trainees, and institutional partners.

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Responsibilities

Supporting Ophthalmology providers and housestaff in scheduling, academics, travel, clinical operations and processes management. Acts as coordinator for provider schedules, meetings, fellowship rotations, performing advanced tasks with minimal supervision. Member of the administrative support team for cross coverage, backup support, team building activities, group support and departmental support.

Main support of pathology and research administrative workflows, including report preparation and documentation tracking. They will process departmental forms, requests, and manage special projects, as well as prepare information for reports and presentations.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Administrative Assistants, III : Requires 3+ years of related experience.

Preferences

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.




• Three years of progressively responsible administrative support experience required.




• Experience in healthcare, academic medicine, or research environments is preferred.




• Strong writing skills, communications skills and ability to organize complex projects with a high ability to multitask.




• Self-directed. Strong skills in decision making. Skilled in event/meeting coordination and process management.

Type Benefited Staff

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems(“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or [phone] or University Human Resource Management at [phone] if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

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