Executive Assistant, Cardiac Surgery Jefferson Medical Group

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

The Executive Assistant to a Department Chair will coordinate and manage executive scheduling prepare and organize business materials and plans and support the preparation of meeting materials. The Executive Assistant assists in the day-to-day operations of the SVPs office. Responsible for handling incoming calls greeting and assisting guests and visitors to the Office of SVP. Assists in electronic and paper filing inventory calendar scheduling and recordkeeping reports presentations and projects (clerical aspects) distribution of mail and other duties as assigned. Must be detail oriented.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Manages the SVPs calendar including making appointments and prioritizing the most sensitive matters with an understanding of urgent critical and/or confidential matters.
• Manages individual or department schedule and coordinates meetings with an ability to support complex ongoing meeting processes including capturing minutes and distributing updates and information.
• Manages project plans scheduling and program reporting requirements on behalf of the SVP.
• Coordinates support for meetings and training events planning in advance and providing follow up and feedback to SVP and participants.
• Creates correspondence memos presentations and/or reports ensuring accuracy and timeliness with completion.
• Answers incoming calls greets visitors and guests directing them as appropriate.
• Screen incoming communications; take and deliver accurate messages; respond to requests by gathering and providing information and referring non-routine calls to the appropriate staff.
• Attends required meetings and prepares recording of meeting minutes when appropriate.
• Sustain professionalism and confidentiality with all materials and exercise caution when interfacing with the other employees.
• Responsible for purchasing within the department budget.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma Required; Bachelors Degree preferred
• A minimum of 5 years experience in an administrative role.
• Preferred 1 year in an Executive Office environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other office productivity tools with quickness to learn new software and systems.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities - Required

• Effective Communications - Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Interpersonal Relationships - Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Service Excellence - Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner
• Flexibility and Adaptability - Knowledge of successful approaches tools and techniques for dealing with changes and adapting to a changing environment ability to adapt as needed
• Managing Multiple Priorities - Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives projects groups or activities making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation
• Decision Making - Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail - Understanding of the necessity and value of accuracy and attention to detail ability to process information with high levels of accuracy
• Calendaring - Knowledge of and ability to use office electronic calendaring software and capabilities
• Problem Solving - Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Knowledge of Organization - Knowledge of the organizations vision structure culture philosophy operating principles values and code of ethics ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Jefferson University Physicians

Primary Location Address

925 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diem colleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps ) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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