Children's National Hospital · 9 hours ago
Sr. Executive Assistant
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$67K/yr - $112K/yr
5+ years expChildren's National Hospital is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to support the Executive Vice President in a dynamic work environment. The role involves a variety of high-level administrative and secretarial tasks, including managing schedules, coordinating communication, and overseeing workflow within the executive's scope.
AssociationChild CareHealth CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Responsible to schedule appointments and arrange meetings, conferences and travel; ensure the executive’s knowledge of schedule 24 hours in advance; may create meeting agendas, sit in meetings and take minutes
Organize and maintain the executive’s correspondence and records, follow up on pending matters with limited direction and provide feedback in a timely manner
Facilitate and expedite workflow within the executive’s scope of oversight; initiate follow-up action as needed
Research a wide variety of information requests independently; analyze and interpret data from a variety of sources, and prepare trends and status reports for the executive
May perform some Office Manager duties
Serve as a liaison to other executives, assistants, internal and external customers
Communicate and/or coordinate the executive’s instructions and desires with various individuals and/or departments/divisions; furnish and obtain information from others as needed
Receive and screen calls, correspondence, and/or visitors for the executive
Answer routine inquiries, and obtain/furnish information to save the executive’s time
Organize and prepare complex documents requiring the integration of multiple office technology and software applications
Integrate varying software and learn new computer applications to meet unique work needs and improve productivity
May serve as a resource to others on a variety of subjects to include office equipment, software applications, and information processing procedures
Prioritize and manage/coordinate project(s), and follow through on issues in a timely manner
Delegate tasks to lower level staff as needed
May oversee and guide the workflow of lower level staff
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Assist in the formulation of budget, business planning, and related planning functions
Help track the overall budget for the executive by monitoring budget reports and reporting expenditures and allocation of funds and resources on a regular and timely basis
May process invoices, reimbursements and other payments
Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization
Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences
Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
Maintain confidentiality at all times
Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
Partner with all team members to achieve goals
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Contribute to a positive work environment
Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Use resources efficiently
Search for less costly ways of doing things
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
5 years Related administrative or secretarial experience, preferably in a challenging and fast-paced environment (Required)
Demonstrate proven ability to analyze and interpret data, prepare complex reports, ensure compliance with policies/procedures, track budgets and timelines, coordinate scheduling of large, multi-disciplinary meetings, and organize files and correspondence
Company
Children's National Hospital
Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger.
Founded in 1870Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.4MKey Investors
Gilbert Family FoundationAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUnited Health Foundation
2025-10-09Grant· $8M
2024-10-23Grant· $8M
2021-11-09Grant· $3.4M
Leadership Team
Kurt Newman
President and CEO
Michelle Riley-Brown, MHA, FACHE
President and CEO
Recent News
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