Administrative Assistant

Job Overview:

Performing secretarial duties to the daily demands of the Cancer Ctr-Admin department. Acts as an administrative contact for all patients, family members, and visitors by demonstrating immediate, courteous, and cooperative interactions at all times.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Prior healthcare experience is required.
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience is required.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of Microsoft Word for Windows, PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Office Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage projects.
• Strong anticipation skills and forward-thinking.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to interact at all levels with internal and external personnel.

Preferred:

• Associate/Bachelors preferred.
• 5+ years administrative secretarial experience is strongly preferred.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full-time, Day

Essential Functions:

• Provides secretarial/administrative support directly to clinical faculty and senior staff exercising confidentiality.
• Using business software applications (e.g., word processing, presentation and spreadsheet) to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, minutes, etc.; may prepare responses to routine correspondence and inquiries.
• Receives, screens, and directs incoming calls, patients, mail and email.
• Maintains files, records, calendars, arranges business travel, coordinates meeting arrangements and tracks expenses.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts through our partners, such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer