Administrative Assistant

Job Overview:

Provides administrative assistance / secretarial support to the department.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• Minimum of two years prior secretarial experience required
• Experience in healthcare
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Outlook and other comparable programs required with expertise in typing/word processing skills at a minimum of 50 words per minute

Preferred:

• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred

Scheduling Requirements:

• Hours- 9:00am 5:00pm
• Monday Friday
• Full Time

Essential Functions:

• Attend meetings as required prepares agendas, meeting notices, minutes, distributions, etc. as necessary.
• Maintains a filing system and follow-up mechanism that provides for effective department operation through expeditious retrieval of information, continuous information flow, response and action in a timely manner
• Manages calendars including coordination of arrangements for internal and external meetings. Assures that necessary information and arrangements are available in advance of the scheduled event
• Opens incoming mail, screens for priority items and facilitates timely referral of issues to appropriate parties as instructed
• Operates the computer and utilizes word processing skills to prepare correspondence, memorandums, reports and presentations in a timely and accurate manner
• Participates in overall telephone and secretarial coverage on behalf of the entire Nursing Administration department in a professional and courteous manner. Maintains complete and accurate telephone/visitor messages for department personnel, assuring timely and accurate routing of messages
• Provides administrative assistance in a responsible, tactful and confidential manner
• Provides routine maintenance of general office equipment and facilitates repair calls as necessary

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short &amp Long Term Disability
• Life &amp Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)

Hourly Rate:

$29.00-$32.00 per hour

Let us shape the future of healthcare, together. Our competitive base rates offered will be dependent upon your relevant experience, education, and skills. In addition to base salary, we offer excellent benefits creating a competitive total rewards package to include health and welfare benefits, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee assistance programs and many opportunities for professional and personal growth.

Join our team to embark on shaping the future of healthcare!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short &amp Long Term Disability
• Life &amp Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)