Medical Unit Administrative Assistant

Covenant Health; Lenoir City (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Loudoun Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, seeks a Department Assistant for the Medical Surgical Unit. This full-time daytime role is 80 hours per pay period, based in Lenoir City, TN, with responsibilities spanning clerical and departmental support functions.

The candidate will type correspondence, answer calls, file records, arrange travel, manage mail, and coordinate inter-departmental communications while adhering to policies and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: None specified; typically equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum Experience: One to two years clerical/administrative experience.
• Experience using MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint software.

Responsibilities

• Type correspondence, reports, memoranda and special projects as requested.
• Acts as receptionist, answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
• Maintains department files and records for budget reports, invoices and time sheets.
• May make travel and lodging arrangements for the department, through travel agency and maintains appropriate records.
• Receives mail and routes appropriately.
• Maintains and orders office supplies.
• Serves as inter-departmental communication resource.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Fort Loudoun Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, seeks a Department Assistant for the Medical Surgical Unit. This full-time daytime role is 80 hours per pay period, based in Lenoir City, TN, with responsibilities spanning clerical and departmental support functions.

The candidate will type correspondence, answer calls, file records, arrange travel, manage mail, and coordinate inter-departmental communications while adhering to policies and safety standards.