**Overview**
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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, (http://phoenix.gov/visitors/index.html) St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.
We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute (https://www.barrowneuro.org/) , Norton Thoracic Institute (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/norton-thoracic-institute) , Cancer Center at St. Joseph's (https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/stjosephs/services/university-of-arizona-cancer-center) , Ivy Brain Tumor Center (https://www.ivybraintumorcenter.org/) , and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (https://www.supportstjosephs.org/traumacenter) (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.
_U.S News & World Report_ routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.
St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies (http://www.bestcompaniesaz.com/) .
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**Responsibilities**
As our Administrative Assistant at SJHMC, you’ll be a vital part of our office team, supporting our Directors and keeping things running smoothly. Your success in this role stems from your ability to be kind and personable, while still maintaining your work output. You will take calls from patients with administrative issues, greet visitors while the receptionist is out, and attend meetings with everyone from nurses and PAs to the CEO of the hospital.
You'll do a lot of work in various Google programs: Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Calendar, to name a few. You'll also handle sensitive information, so you know that confidentiality is a must. This role will also require you to coordinate specialized project or functions for department including managing databases, documents, reports, schedules or other similar activities under limited supervision. And while our environment can get very busy at times, you'll stay calm and work through it, knowing the whole team is here to help if you have an issue.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Prepare for meetings - those you’ll attend and those your Director will attend without you.
+ Cover for the receptionist during lunch break - greet visitors, help patients pay over the phone, etc.
+ Do intake calls from patients with administrative issues. Route the issue to the appropriate manager after collecting information.
+ Oversee travel expenses for your unit with Concur - collect and input receipts, organize payments.
+ Be flexible with any other administrative tasks; correspondence, reporting, organization, and calendar management may arise.
Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!
**Qualifications**
**Minimum:**
+ Five years related experience
+ High School Diploma/GED
+ College level business coursework
+ Experience with MS Office
**Preferred:**
+ AA degree
**Pay Range**
$22.95 - $33.28 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.