Offsite Administrative Assistant

Mount Sinai Health System; Wantagh (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York is seeking a seasoned secretary to provide secretarial and general office support. Responsibilities include word processing, typing, answering calls, mail distribution, and record maintenance for a department, care center or nursing unit.

The role involves scheduling patient appointments, coordinating referrals, travel arrangements, and calendar management, with duties expanding to data gathering for reports and basic accounting tasks.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in secretarial science or equivalent preferred.
• One year of related secretarial experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency in word processing and typing required.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones, screen callers, relay messages and greet visitors.
• Open, sort and prioritize mail; deliver materials as required.
• Maintain records through filing, retrieval, and destruction.
• Type routine documents from dictation or handwritten copy; proofread.
• Schedule patient appointments and referrals; track billing as needed.
• Arrange travel and accommodations; manage calendar for meetings.
• Respond to inquiries per established policies; gather data for reports.
• Process check requests and expense reimbursements as needed.

Skills

Word processing

Typing

Telephone reception

Education

Associate Degree in secretarial science

Secretarial School diploma

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System in New York is seeking a seasoned secretary to provide secretarial and general office support. Responsibilities include word processing, typing, answering calls, mail distribution, and record maintenance for a department, care center or nursing unit.

The role involves scheduling patient appointments, coordinating referrals, travel arrangements, and calendar management, with duties expanding to data gathering for reports and basic accounting tasks.