Administrative Assistant III - Hackensack Meridian Health

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Administrative Assistant III performs a variety of administrative functions. This position reports to an administrator and provides assistance utilizing secretarial support skills to maintain departmental operation.

• Schedules appointments, meetings or conferences for departmental personnel utilizing interdepartmental and/or hospital wide computerized scheduling systems. 
• Prioritizes calls through screening process, transfers calls, records messages, and delivers to appropriate personnel.
• Coordinates special projects as instructed, composes memos, transcribes notes, and researches and creates presentations.
• Generates reports, handles multiple projects, and prepares and monitors invoices and expense reports.
• Takes and/or transcribes minutes at meetings.
• Reviews and distributes daily mail correspondence to appropriate personnel.
• Orders office supplies and maintains inventory.
• Maintains up-to-date departmental manuals and files.
• May assist with compiling and developing the annual budget.
• Meets both department and individual goals.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Strong skills in MS Office Applications.
• Experience in health care or corporate sectors.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the field or in a related area or related higher levels of education achieved.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Associate degree or higher.