Administrative Assistant, Associate (Radiation Oncology)

Location

Greensburg, PA | United States

Job description

Whether you’re looking for a collaborative team setting, a career path that can lead to leadership, an excellent work-life balance, or experience with an industry leader, our Administrative Assistant opportunities offer many ways for you to get involved!

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is internationally recognized for its leadership in the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and is the region’s only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute.

As the preeminent institution in western Pennsylvania for the delivery of cancer care, the performance of basic, translational, and clinical research, and the education of the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is exceptionally well-positioned to contribute to the global effort to reduce the burden of cancer.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is currently hiring a full-time  Administrative Assistant, Associate to support our radiation oncology office located in Greensburg, PA. This position will work Monday through Friday, 8-hour shifts. No evenings, weekends, or holidays are required!

The Administrative Assistant provides general administrative support to the oncology department. In this role, you will be responsible for making and scheduling patient appointments, assisting patients in person and on the phone to provide information, and communicating with various departments for testing and appointments.

An ideal candidate would have prior work experience in an outpatient medical office with high call volume and experience in chart prep, electronic medical records, and medical terminology.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, we invite you to explore this opportunity and learn how you can make an impact in the lives of others while building the career you’ve always wanted!

Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision, provides general administrative support to a department or group of professionals.
• Orders office supplies and maintains office equipment.
• Helps supervisor and department prepare presentations (i.e., edits, prints, basic formatting functions).
• Sorts, distributes, prioritizes and composes routine correspondence following established procedures not requiring management review. (i.e., reads correspondence/ highlights important items and sends to supervisor, sends emails sent on behalf of dept head, writes and sends meeting reminders, forwards emails to an appropriate distribution list on behalf of department head).
• Performs routine clerical functions, such as copying, sorting, filing, and typing. Sets up and maintains varied office files, logs, and records office activities.
• Assists in researching, drafting, and/or abstracting routine reports. Compiles and analyzes basic information.
• Answers, screens, and routes incoming calls and messages. Responds to routine questions.
• Maintains supervisor’s calendar (i.e., schedules meetings and recurring events, schedules large conference rooms, orders food, ensures applicable equipment is available and ready for meeting, may take meeting minutes).
• Greets, screens, and directs visitors to appropriate staff member.

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Salary

$16.84 - $25.72 per hour