Administrative Assistant

Administrative Support Specialist

Location: Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range: $19.50 - $25.50

Position Highlights

Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday

6 hours shifts | 9:00am-3:00pm or 10:00am-4:00pm

No nights/weekends/holidays.

This position supports our Avera Breast Health Director and Avera Cancer Institute Support Staff including our Navigation Center. This individual is the face of the Navigation Center providing a welcoming presence within the department as well as answering the Prairie Center mainline phone. We are seeking someone who is reliable, organized, self-starter, and has a positive, welcoming presence to join our team.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview Accountable for performing a variety of clerical tasks, providing administrative support to Avera leaders and staff to ensure efficient workflow.

• Responsible for a variety of clerical tasks including but not limited to scheduling, filing, generating and/or presenting data, message response and project support.
• Ensure and maintain organization of documents, processes and other materials.
• Answer and address phone calls and other messages, routing appropriately if needed.
• Clear collaboration with leader and staff to support efficient operations.
• Support and maintain a professional business atmosphere within work areas assigned.

Essential Qualifications The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

• High School or GED Equivalent

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Associate's Business Administration, Accounting or a related field
• 1-3 years Administrative work, office management, accounting

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.