The salary range for this position is CAD $29.30 - $38.45 / hour
Job Summary
Are you passionate about being the administrative link between the Executive Director, hospitals, communities, and the public? Are you looking to bring your extensive administrative and secretarial skills to a rewarding role? If you have answered "yes", we want you to keep reading to explore your career with us!
We are currently looking for a Full time Administrative Assistant to join our amazing team at Chilliwack General Hospital located in Chilliwack, B.C.
Take this opportunity to:
- Provides varied administrative and secretarial support to the Executive Director of Health Services for Chilliwack,Hope,Agassiz and Fraser Canyon
- Performing duties such as drafting routine and non-routine correspondence
- Generating complex and detailed reports and presentations, responding to a variety of sensitive internal and external inquiries
- Managing shifting appointment calendars, coordinating the work flow for the assigned area, developing and implementing new work methods and procedures.
Want to join our team? We will be looking for you to have:
- Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized administrative or secretarial program plus five (5) years' recent related experience in a large complex business or health care environment or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Experience some of the benefits of working with us, including:
- Career advancement and growth opportunities
- Comprehensive health benefits including extended health and dental 100% paid by us, that cover you and your whole family.
- Health and well-being resources, including an employee and family assistance program.
- Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four (4) weeks of vacation per year, with the possibility of accruing extra time based on there tenor with us.
- Access to exclusive staff discounts and perks with various partners including, a Transit Incentive Program
- A defined pension plan.
Join our team at Fraser Health- where cared for people ,care for people.
Detailed Overview
Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:
Provides varied administrative and secretarial support under limited direction to the Executive Director by performing duties such as drafting routine and non-routine correspondence, generating complex and detailed reports and presentations, responding to a variety of sensitive internal and external inquiries, managing shifting appointment calendars, coordinating the work flow for the assigned area, and developing and implementing new work methods and procedures.Acts as an administrative link between the Executive Director, hospitals, communities, leadership, outside agencies and the public.
Responsibilities
- Provides varied administrative and secretarial support by drafting routine and non-routine correspondence and transcribing and typing correspondence, reports, presentations, and memoranda.
- Researches, organizes, and summarizes support materials. Independently generates complex and detailed reports and presentations.
- Responds to a variety of sensitive internal and external inquiries by serving as the primary point of contact and providing information directly or referring to appropriate area or individual. Provides status of issue to the Executive Director or the Executive Medical Director.
- Manages shifting appointment calendars including scheduling and coordinating meetings, speaking engagements, and/or conferences. Resolves scheduling conflicts and issues.
- Coordinates the work flow within the assigned area. Receives, reviews, prioritizes and processes confidential and sensitive information of varying complexity. Follows-up with Directors and others in the organization to obtain information. Prepares response for resolve on issues; advises Executive Director or Executive Medical Director of status and outcome.
- Develops and implements new work methods and procedures. Identifies problems, develops alternate solutions, and implements changes.
- Assists in the review and monitoring of expenditures for multiple budget reports; reviews financial status, investigates variances and provides status to the Executive Director or Executive Medical Director.
- Arranges meetings as directed. Books and sets up meetings rooms, prepares meeting agenda, organizes meeting materials, records and prepares minutes of meeting. Conducts or ensures follow-up on action items from meeting.
- Performs record management duties such as setting up and maintaining numeric, alphabetical, and subject filing systems and databases, indexing files and materials to be filed, and conducting file searches for requested information.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized administrative or secretarial program plus five (5) years' recent related experience in a large complex business or health care environment or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.
Professional/Technical Capabilities:
- Ability to type 55 w.p.m.
- Ability to operate a computer using a variety of desktop technology and other standard office equipment. Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple and rapidly changing priorities.
- Ability to deal effectively with others.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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