Department Assistant - Nursing Services, University Hospital

Overview

USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists and researchers provide the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall wellbeing of our community.

Responsibilities

This is entry level secretarial work assigned to departments or areas with moderate scope. An employee in a position allocated to this classification is responsible for performing duties which involve composing correspondence; typing memoranda, reports, and correspondence; payroll, complete personnel requisitions on direction of manager, makes travel arrangements and keeping the supervisor's calendar; prepares and processes documents and records; assignments at this level involve relieving the supervisor of minor administrative and/or clerical functions and exercising considerable initiative in carrying out assignments; work is performed under general or administrative supervision; only projects which entail technical or confidential matters are given close attention by the immediate supervisor; receives and reads incoming mail; screens items which can be handled personally and forwards the rest to supervisor or subordinates together with necessary background material; maintains control records on incoming correspondence and action documents and follows up on work in progress to ensure timely reply or action; maintains alphabetical and chronological files and records of office correspondence, documents, reports, and other materials; acts as office receptionist; answers telephone; greets, announces, and routes visitors; assists in expediting the work of the office including such matters as shifting clerical subordinates to take care of fluctuating workloads; assembles and summarizes information from files and documents in the office or other available sources for the supervisor's use on the basis of general instructions as to the nature of the information needed; performs all clerical work related to a particular phase of the supervisor's program, maintaining all records, and composing correspondence relative to the program; composes and signs routine correspondence of a non-technical nature in supervisor's name; keeps supervisor's calendar by scheduling appointments and conferences with or without prior clearance; regular and prompt attendance; ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required; performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent.