Executive Assistant- Community Outreach/Engagement

Executive Assistant

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Executive Assistant leads and directs the administrative needs of the leader(s) to whom s/he supports and is accountable for specific functional work products of the department. Forward-thinking and works independently with little to no supervision. Demonstrates a high degree of business acumen, sound judgment and discretion in decision-making, problem-solving and project management in a fast-paced, high performance environment. Models a high level of sophistication, confidentiality and integrity due to the highly sensitive nature and/or complexity of the work and associated interactions. Acts as a role model to peers fostering teamwork, collaboration, and integration among team members and leaders.

Must have excellent spreadsheet skills, attention to detail, communication skills. Special projects include providing support for the HMH Charitable Contributions Program

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Executive Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Fully and proactively manages calendar and schedule to align with leadership's key priorities, maximize efficiency, and coordinate the leadership team's time most effectively together and separately. Applies time management principles to increase effectiveness of leaders by planning for needs and materials needed for travel, project preparation, blocking strategic thinking time and ensuring readiness for key meetings. Reviews calendar and activities with leaders as appropriate.
• Manages mail and email to ensure only relevant correspondence is seen by the leader. Researches, prioritizes, and follows-up on incoming messages, issues and concerns addressed to the leader, including those of a sensitive or confidential nature. Determines appropriate course of action, referral, or response.
• Acts as a liaison between the executive and various parties such as outside consultants, leaders, team members, patients, physicians and community leaders. Screens and fields phone calls and, where appropriate, proactively evaluates and resolves caller's inquiries. Conserves executive's time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence; proactively drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; and initiating communications without direction to varied stakeholders.
• Responsible for utilizing advanced Microsoft office skills to prepare professional documents from creative powerpoints to creating spreadsheets and charts. Routinely proofs leaders' and the teams' work for accuracy and proactively coordinates changes. Successfully completes critical aspects of all deliverables with a hands-on and well-organized approach that facilitates the executive's ability to lead while maintaining confidentiality.
• Ensures the executive is well informed and prepared with historical perspectives, documentation, analyses, reports, presentations, and any other information necessary to support key business decisions.
• Attends, as appropriate department, leader or board meetings and takes minutes and follows up on all action plans or deliverables and advises leaders of any missed deadlines or concerns with meeting scheduled deadlines. Arranges everything necessary for all meetings, trainings and special events with little or no direction. Proactively and independently executes travel arrangements including accommodations, itineraries and expenses.
• Represents the executive internally and externally, acting as a liaison between the executive and team members, patients, physicians, guests, and other leaders. Strives to continually improve internal and external guest relations through the identification of needs and problem resolution. Utilizes strong discretion and professionalism with internal and external business contacts. Builds productive cross-functional relationships across all levels of organization.
• Acts as leader's proxy or project manager as appropriate and assigned. Responsible to lead functional/work projects for department and/or executive which may include leading budget efforts from preparation to expense and variance tracking, serving as lead representative with outside auditors/compliance organizations and the completion of analyses and other projects.
• Accountable to take primary responsibility for defining, planning, tracking and managing the project/work assignment. He/she is responsible for identifying key resources and stakeholders and providing the direction required for meeting the project objectives including defining and executing deliverables, creating timelines, and prioritizing tasks, delegating to others as needed, monitoring progress, problem-solving, and making adjustments to plans. Accountable for results.
• Has an advanced understanding of department, company, and/or brand and promotes it throughout all interactions and work products.
• May assist in the interviewing and hiring of new assistants, as needed.
• Trains new administrative assistants, when necessary. Delegates tasks to other administrative assistants and conducts team meetings to align administrative activities with department and/or work group objectives.
• Measures and continually improves processes, procedures, programs, and services that enhance the ability to manage workflow within the department.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years working for top level Executive(s).
• Bachelor's degree may be substituted for some of the required experience.
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and work independently on a variety of tasks.
• Must possess the ability to take initiative and handle stressful situations.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Compensation Minimum rate of $38.27 Hourly HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.