Administrative Assistant

July 09, 2020

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Provides administrative assistance to the Clinic CEO, CFO, Director of Human Resources, board members and other staff.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Performs duties for administrative and management staff, including dictation, transcribing correspondence, minutes and reports, and proofreading typed material. 2. Handles confidential matters concerning clinic policies and practices. Handles a variety of matters involving contact with various staff, board members, medical committees, government agencies, and the public. 3. Receives and assists visitors and telephone callers. Refers callers to appropriate individuals, take phone messages and screen calls. Answer physician referral line and directs patients to appropriate departments/physician. 4. Assist Administrator, CFO, and Director of Human Resources with special projects. 5. Assist Human Resources when HR Assistant or Director of Human Resources is not available. 6. Maintain Calendar for meetings. Contact participants by memo to attend meetings with a follow up phone call reminder. Order food for meetings, prepare meeting room and request equipment (projector, laptop) as required. 7. Attends monthly Board of Director’s meetings, semi-annual staff meetings and other committee meetings as assigned. Records minutes of meetings. Prepares Power point presentations. Assists with the preparation of materials, agendas, handouts, etc. 8. Maintains governance documents and files including those related to committees, quality assurance, strategic planning, bylaws, personnel, compensation, finance, and other files related to legal matters. Prepares summary for management and board.

Maintains strictest confidentiality.

The jobholder must demonstrate current competencies applicable to the job position.

EDUCATION: Associate degree in business administration or equivalent experience. Bachelor degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three years of administrative assistance experience including one year with a health care organization. Typing ability of 80 wpm preferred.

KNOWLEDGE: 1. Knowledge of organization policies, procedures, systems. 2. Knowledge of health care administration practices. 3. Knowledge of computer systems, programs and applications (Word, Excel, Power point and Publisher). 4. Knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation to type from draft copy, review and edit reports, and correspondence.

ABILITIES: 1. Ability to work professionally and effectively with staff, patients, public, external agencies. 2. Ability to exercise initiative, problem solving, decision-making.

Job Type: Full Time