Administrative Assistant - Cancer Center, 40 hours, Days - Temporary Assignment

Job Title

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours: 8:30a-5pm

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center: 25080 - 3682 Cancer Center

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Job Description

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Temporary Assignment

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Serves as unit receptionist, directs patients, visitors and others. This includes, but not limited to, heavy telephone intake, patient registration, booking appointments, obtaining client data, typing correspondence, managing phone & foot traffic, scanning documents into EHR.

2. This position participates fully in shared office tasks, including but not limited to: receiving visitors, scheduling appointments, reception duties and filing.

3. Provides back-up coverage for other support staff and assists with coverage for other sites as needed.

4. Communicates to all new clients: clinic processes, expectations, & responsibilities.

5. Provides estimates for services when appropriate.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required: Equivalent to high school diploma

Preferred:

1. One-year advanced education and training in the business/secretarial/medical field or equivalent experience a plus.

Experience/Skills:

Required: Ability to handle multiple priorities and effective communication.

2. Must be able to multitask and maintain a calm demeanor.

3. Must possess a sound knowledge of business systems and office procedures.

Preferred:

1. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

2. At least 2 years of office experience, medical office experience preferred. Included in such experience must be typing 40 wpm and handling high volume telephones.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.