Administrative Assistant

About the role

The Administrative Assistant performs a wide variety of administrative support and problem-solving duties of a confidential nature for the Department and its Divisions. The allocation of time in support of Departmental Division's is at the discretion of the Department leadership and will be determined by the Administrative Support Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to leadership and assist other faculty members within the Department/Divisions as needs dictate
• Handle telephone communications with politeness and professionalism, screening callers, relaying messages, and welcoming visitors
• Manage incoming correspondence by opening, sorting, prioritizing, and distributing materials efficiently
• Maintain organized files containing all relevant materials, including confidential information, such as correspondence, contracts, and meeting materials
• Prepare presentations for departmental/divisional leadership using formats like PowerPoint, ensuring a polished and informative visual representation
• Serve as Administrative support to Administrative management and Division Chiefs
• Serve as liaison with EVMS Medical Group and off site healthcare facilities as needed to coordinate the credentialing of all new clinical providers and secure hospital privileges
• Assist in coordinating materials and information for Departmental Newsletter with Chair & Admin Support Specialist
• Effectively and professionally handle all correspondence under the Faculty's name
• Assist faculty with Letters of Recommendation for students, and other required correspondence
• Coordinate faculty and administrative meetings to include correspondence, sending out advanced notifications with location, topic etc. to all faculty and related personnel; coordinate the catering for same; ensure meeting site is secured and confirmed with equipment provisions if necessary- including Virtual meetings
• Coordinates all office needs, copier, purchasing, conference room set-up, supplies, etc.
• Serve as Back up Administrative support to the Chair
• Compile regular and special reports using established formats and procedures
• Undertake additional duties and special projects as assigned to fulfill the evolving needs of the Department

Qualifications

• Strong communicational skills
• Must have excellent organizational skills, an ability to multi-task, and prioritize competing priorities, work independently, and meet important deadlines
• Attention to detail is critical
• Strong MS Office to include Word, Excel and Outlook
• This position requires an individual who is highly flexible and has a keen awareness of customer service
• Ability to manage and meet deadlines for multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree preferred
• Experience in an academic and/or health care setting is desirable

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