Executive Assistant I

Berger Health System; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth in Columbus seeks an experienced administrative professional to support executives with calendar management, email handling, meeting preparation, and travel/expense processing. This role requires discretion, strong organization, and problem-solving skills.

You will coordinate complex schedules, prepare materials, and ensure smooth operations across leadership teams while maintaining confidentiality and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• High School or GED is required.
• 3–5 years of progressive office/administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Calendar management for executives; scheduling and prioritization.
• Screen and manage emails; greet callers; prepare correspondence.
• Meeting preparation: agendas, invitations, materials, AV setups, minutes.
• Fiscal support: processing purchase orders, travel and expense reports, with AP and procurement.
• Document management and confidential information handling.
• General office support including phones, visitors, and office equipment.

Skills

Calendar management

Email handling

Meeting coordination

Education

High School or GED (Required)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more - in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary: This individual professionally represents OhioHealth when greeting internal customers, clients, guests, and vendors. This person should be polished, articulate, forward thinking, anticipate needs, and be able to problem solve quickly and accurately. As an integral part of the executive’s or leader’s team or department, this person will perform a multitude of duties to help leadership effectively serve the strategic goals of the organization.

Responsibilities And Duties:

Definition of duties and responsibilities:

• Calendaring: Complex and strategic calendar management for more than one executive/business leader; including scheduling, time management, organization and prioritization of appointments and meetings.
• Communication Delivery and Management: Review, organize and prioritize Executive’s emails in a timely manner, appropriately greet callers; receive and screen calls; manage and delegate information requests; prepare correspondences using MS Office programs or other software for presentations, memos, research and proofreading.
• Meeting Preparation and Management: Create and manage agendas and meeting invitations; coordinate and order catering, gather/disseminate meeting materials, make audio/visual arrangements, take minutes as needed.
• Fiscal Support: Accurate and timely processing of purchase orders, travel and expense reports, mileage, cash advances for travel, working as appropriate with Accounts Payable, Procurement and other fiscal offices, and using enterprise software systems like PeopleSoft/Workday.
• Technology Application: Leverage and stay current on new or updated technologies introduced by the organization; ability to operate specialty software and other guidance to executives as needed.
• Document Management: Paper and electronic records, may include coordinating network/shared drives; organize and retrieve information in a timely manner; securely manage confidential information in all forms; follow OhioHealth records retention policies and organize long-term storage as appropriate.
• Service Delivery: Anticipate executive’s needs and prepare accordingly; interact with customers, peers, and OhioHealth associates with them in mind and be responsive; balance autonomy with teamwork, particularly when supporting multiple executives/leaders.
• Confidentiality and Discretion: Gain trust and respect by ensuring privacy and security of information; adhere to all information, privacy and security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
• Project Support: Lead or assist projects as required; critical thinking – use logic and reasoning to identify alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Supervise or Mentor: Depending on your position, you may be required to help with the development and growth of additional administrative staff.
• General Office Support: Answering phones and directing calls as needed, greeting/receiving visitors. May also include email management on behalf of leader/executive, ordering office supplies, managing maintenance and repair of work room multi-function devices e.g., copier/printers and other office equipment, kitchen/breakroom organization and clean-up, mail distribution, etc.
• Other Duties: May be assigned/required as needed. As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties. The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School or GED (Required)

Additional Job Description:

Years of experience: 3 - 5 years of progressive office experience or demonstrated/related adm. exp.

Work Shift: Day Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40 Department Administration

Join us! ... if your passion is to work in a caring environment ... if you believe that learning is a life-long process ... if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations.

OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment

WE Are Inspired to Do Our Best. OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, innovative healthcare system delivering world-class patient care in a supportive, professional environment filled with limitless opportunities to learn and grow. We are a unique organization in the healthcare field. Our model system of facilities encompasses a wide scope of expertise and care. For professionals, we are a place where people committed to doing their best are given the tools and resources to accomplish our mission every single day. OhioHealth is recognized as a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM organization. The Great Place to Work® is a global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. This recognition is one measure of our success in achieving a part of our vision to be an organization "where people want to work".