Department/Unit:

SCC Operating Room

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Provide administrative support and secretarial services to the Perioperative Services Department at South Clinical Campus. Provides secretarial services to leadership staff of that department. In addition, provides secretarial support to Patient Care Services projects and committees.

Hourly Rate: $18.00 - $23.00

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Coordinates department communications; accepts and screens telephone calls appropriatelyAble to operate basic office equipment (fax, photocopier, calculator), and uses skills to complete data entry, complete reports, schedule meetings, word processing, desktop publishing, and develop slides and graphs.Proficient in all pieces of LAN based software, and expert in a select few.Establishes, maintains, and revises record-keeping and filing system.Assists in preparation of departmental budgets necessary for unit operations and monitors service specific accounts.Orients and acts as a resource to secretarial staff and leadership staff in area of computer

expertise.

Assists in orientation of new administrative support staff.Maintains adequate supplies of current forms, unit supplies, and equipment.Troubleshoots and maintains office equipment.Has the knowledge to prioritize work in accordance with deadlines and  department/divisional needs.Answers inquires concerning activities and operations of departments/division by referring to and interpreting policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as outlined in the attached annual competency assessment. Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

EDUCATION:

AAS degree in Secretarial Science ( or related field with equivalent secretarial experience).

EXPERIENCE:

 Minimum of 3 years of secretarial experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

 Able to communicate effectively on a wide range of issues with internal and/or external customers, initiate follow-up actions. Ability to effectively present information in one-to-one and small group situations. Able to work with others to accomplish a task or goal, be flexible in work practices, procedures, and/or processes, work efficiently with others to find solutions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Ability to be honest, to be punctual, and to perform the job in adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct as defined by AMC. Ability to be accurate in such matters as record-keeping, and to use good judgment when performing the functions of the job or when interacting with others. Ability to accept direction, carry out orders, to work cooperatively with others and to avoid the creation of unnecessary conflict.  Ability to adhere to AMC’s policies, procedures and practices, and to utilize AMC’s problem-solving processes for resolving grievances or disagreements

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to independently organize work to meet established guidelines. Ability to gather data from appropriate resources.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to probe, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear.  The employee is regularly required to sit, and occasionally to stoop, kneel, or crouch.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subject to infectious materials and chemicals (see unit specific MSDS information).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job requires as an essential function that the majority of the time the employee must be physically on-site, as the work cannot be done from a remote location.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.