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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

 

WANTED

INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL DEPARTMENT

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center currently seeks an experienced Administrative Assistant for an immediate full-time position within our Infection Prevention and Control Department. Our ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of Microsoft applications, including but not limited to: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  In this role, the Administrative Assistant will provide the Director and Assistant Director of Infection Prevention and Control with support services in the day-to-day activities of the Department in order to facilitate the Infection Control Program as outlined by the Regulatory requirements.

DUTIES:

  • Provide daily administrative support to the Director and Assistant Director of the Infection Prevention and Control department.
  • Manage incoming calls and the director’s schedule.
  • Managing complex calendar system for meetings and events
  • Communicating with Department Heads, Administrators, Vendors, and Manufacturers in relation to department IPC activities.
  • Recording minutes of departmental meetings.
  • Preparing, typing, and editing documents.
  • Greeting all visitors, and vendor representatives.
  • Maintaining and performing file management and record-keeping systems
  • Handling all administrative issues.
  • In charge of ordering and maintaining all office supplies.

 

Requirements
  • Minimum H.S./GED. College degree preferred.
  • Must have current/recent experience with complex calendar management.
  • Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook) is required.
  • Experience and knowledge of EPIC electronic health system is a plus.
  • Ability to type 60 wpm and take dictation at 50 wpm.
  • Exceptional verbal, and written skills and the ability to prioritize work and perform independently.
  • Knowledge and familiarity with medical terminology preferred

SALARY: $58,000 - $63,000
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