Administrative Assistant

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world.

It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday.

Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization :

Psychiatry - Psychology

Job Summary : JOB SUMMARY

JOB SUMMARY

Organizes flow of daily operations to ensures service priorities are met. Provides administrative support of an area's activities with occasional guidance.

Responds to customer needs by consulting with others as appropriate or by following established guidelines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs a variety of administrative support including :

• Managing clinic schedules and correspondence for multiple service providers, varying types of services, and multiple stakeholders.
• Scanning, scheduling, check-in and entering authorizations in Electronic Medical Records (eSTAR EPIC)
• Track and communicate documentation related to daily operations
• Maintain data tracking system (Microsoft Excel)
• Maintain contact information for faculty, staff and trainee’s
• Collaborate with Director & Clinical Director on ensuring compliance with VUMC clinic standards and contract requirements.
• Assisting with coordination & communication to stakeholders about training events
• Track and order supplies and expenses in MWD
• Managing chart storage (Iron Mountain)

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Customer Service (intermediate) : The ability to communicate and problem-solve with community partners in a manner that reflects the culture of excellence and interpersonal safety.

When necessary, the ability to review and adjust communication approaches based on feedback.

Calendar Maintenance (Intermediate) : The ability to prioritize and maintain a calendar or calendars of scheduled meetings or events.

Able to accurately change or update a calendar with no scheduling conflicts. Ability to communicate with outside agencies around scheduling and calendar coordination.

Clerical / Administrative (Intermediate) : Clerical / Administration is a skill which includes most clerical and administrative functions typically carried out by secretaries, administrators and others who perform a clerical role.

Among the duties are : Ad Hoc Reporting, Calendar Maintenance, Data Entry, Document Duplication, Document Filing and Maintenance, Document Preparation, Faxing and Electronic Mailing, Inventory Management, Mail Sorting and Distribution, Meeting Coordination and Scheduling, Message Management, Receptionist Tasks, Special Projects, Spreadsheet Preparation, Travel Arrangements, and Word Processing and Typing.

Document Management (Novice) : The use of a computer system and software, particularly Excel, to store, manage and track electronic documents and electronic images of paper-based information captured through the use of a document scanner.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIEIS

• Organizational Impact : Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving / Complexity of work : Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge : Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction : Collaboration and support across multidisciplinary team.

CORE CAPABILITIES

• Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others : Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively : Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering Excellent Services : Serves Others with Compassion : Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex Problems : Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support : Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring High Quality : Performs Excellent Work : Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements : Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing Resources : Effectively Demonstrates Accountability : Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work / service.
• Stewards Organizational Resources : Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions : Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation : Generates New Ideas : Willingly proposes / accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• Applies Technology : Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Adapts to Change : Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities :

• Organizational Impact : Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving / Complexity of work : Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge : Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction : Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others : Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

• Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively : Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion : Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex Problems : Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support : Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

Ensuring High Quality : - Performs Excellent Work : Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.

Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements : Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

Managing Resources Effectively : - Demonstrates Accountability : Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work / service.

• Stewards Organizational Resources : Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions : Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

Fostering Innovation : - Generates New Ideas : Willingly proposes / accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.

• Applies Technology : Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Adapts to Change : Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications :

Responsibilities : Certifications :

Certifications : Work Experience :

Work Experience :

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level : 2 years

2 years

Education :

High School Diploma or GED

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

EOE / AA / Women / Minority / Vets / Disabled