Executive Assistant

Augusta-Health; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Healthcare Benefits

Free onsite parking

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite child care

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA, seeks an experienced executive assistant to provide high-level administrative and operational support to the executive leadership team. You will manage complex priorities, confidential information, and communications with independence and discretion.

This role requires collaboration within a team, adaptability to changing business needs, and occasional work beyond standard hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of two years of experience in executive/administrative support.
• Associate’s or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma training or certification preferred.
• Experience in a healthcare or medical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides high-level administrative and operational support to executive leadership.
• Manages complex priorities and sensitive information.
• Communicates and coordinates with executives, board members, leaders, staff, physicians, patients and external stakeholders.
• Responds to changing business needs and occasional after-hours duties.
• Maintains confidentiality and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Professionalism & discretion

Planning & prioritization

MS Office proficiency

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal & problem-solving

Independent & collaborative work

Adaptability & flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two years related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Provides high-level administrative and operational support to executive leadership by managing complex priorities, sensitive information, communications, and logistics with a high degree of independent judgment, discretion, flexibility, and adaptability. Works collaboratively within a team setting to support shared priorities and responds to changing business needs, including occasional responsibilities outside standard business hours.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of two years of experience as an executive assistant, administrative assistant, or in a comparable support role required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Lean or Six Sigma training or certification preferred.
• Experience in a healthcare or medical setting preferred.

Skills:

• Demonstrates professionalism, tact, discretion, and courtesy when interacting with executives, board members, leaders, staff, physicians, patients and external stakeholders.
• Exercises sound judgment, strong planning skills, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, urgent requests, and unexpected situations.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, accurate, professional, and confidential correspondence and materials.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team setting while maintaining a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality, and responsiveness in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to support evolving executive and organizational needs, including occasional work beyond standard business hours.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance.
• Healthcare Benefits.
• Free onsite parking.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Onsite child care.
• Career Advancement Opportunities.

Company Information:

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity:

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.