Northwestern Medicine · 11 hours ago
Administrative Assistant I - Patient Relations, Full-Time, Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to providing a patient-first approach. The Administrative Assistant I will perform clerical and secretarial duties to support the department's operations under the direction of the Department Manager.
HealthcareWellnessHospitalEmergency MedicineHealth CareMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Composes and types in an accurate and timely fashion confidential correspondence, memos, and minutes from oral dictation, record transcription, shorthand, or rough draft
Manages telephone operations; answers, screens, and directs telephone calls
Receives, screens, distributes or files all incoming correspondence and other mail
Maintains a sufficient inventory of all office supplies and printed forms
Provides calendar management support for the department manager; schedules meetings and meeting rooms; arranges for catering; confirms attendance; and supports in preparation and distribution of materials as necessary
Utilizes Microsoft Office applications to design and lay-out presentations and reports
Communicates (verbally and written) with a wide range of departments, employees, vendors, and physicians; and serves as a liaison on behalf of the department Manager to foster strong working relationships
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
At least one year secretarial or related experience
Strong Microsoft Office skills
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Must be able to follow directions independently
Preferred
Advanced degree or certificate in secretarial administration
Three to five years secretarial experience
Healthcare experience
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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