Executive Assistant I-Neurosurgery

Responsibilities include overall support to a Vice-President or Chairman as related to day-to-day operations of the department or office. Coordinates the administrative activities for the clinical, administrative, and academic department or departments for which the VP or Chair is responsible.

• Responsible for maintaining administrative calendar for the Chair of Neurosurgery including but not limited to scheduling meetings and balancing administrative duties with clinical duties

• Works closely with clinical support staff to ensure the Chair’s calendar does not have conflicting appointments 

• Must develop a close relationship with executive and administrative assistants throughout the institution to aid in completing scheduling needs

• Will assist with coordinating business related travel including booking travel to the business-related event (conference, meeting, presentation, etc.), booking appropriate hotel accommodations, coordinating car service to/from airport or train station as needed, and coordinating meeting schedule at event itself

• Responsible for submission of all expense reimbursement for the Chair of Neurosurgery including but not limited to travel related expenses, car service to other Health System sites, meal reimbursement for meetings or business dinners, etc. 

• Works with management to create itineraries for visiting professors, potential recruits, or other business-related visits. This will require coordination of many key stakeholder’s calendars for the visit and ensuring the visitor completes the planned agenda

• Responsible for coordination of the yearly department holiday event including coordination with any philanthropy donors that are sponsoring the event, booking the venue, coordinating catering and choosing a menu, ensuring timely payment of services through Accounts Payable, working with management to create a guest list and send out invitations, and serving as a coordinator the day of the event to ensure it runs smoothly 

• Partners with management to submit monthly AMEX reconciliation report including collecting appropriate back up documentation to upload into the report

• Must maintain very strict confidentiality 

• May mentors, train and/or conduct orientation for new office support staff 

• Ensures adequate restock of supplies for the Chair’s suite. Takes inventory or examines merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished. Requisitions merchandise from supplier and collaborates with Purchasing to secure the best pricing for equipment and supplies. Tracks expiration of vendors contracts and renews as needed.

• Screens and prioritizes incoming mail for needed action and follow up. Responds to mail where appropriate or distributes mail requiring attention to appropriate individual(s).

• Screens telephone calls, answer inquiries or direct caller to the appropriate individual for further information and/or resolution.

• Performs other related duties.

• Coordinate scheduling and reservations for executive conference rooms, ensuring meeting spaces are reserved and prepared for leadership meetings. 

• Manage complex calendars for the Vice Chair and Senior Directors of Administration, coordinating meetings, resolving scheduling conflicts, and prioritizing appointments.

• Manage complex calendars for the Vice Chair and Senior Directors of Administration, coordinating meetings, resolving scheduling conflicts, and prioritizing appointments.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
• 5 years related administrative or business experience

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $66482.07 - $98827 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.