Administrative Assistant III

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

General Job Description

*Independently provides high-level administrative support for the assigned managers and department. Duties are broad and will vary depending on assignment, but generally include data collection, entry, and analysis, advanced report creation (including graphs and pivot tables), coordination of meetings, supply ordering, and similar tasks. The Administrative Assistant III uses in-depth knowledge of departmental operations and discretion to answer routine and non-routine correspondence and works with highly confidential and sensitive information. Deals with a diverse group of customers, patients, and visitors as well as internal contacts at all levels of the organization. As the senior level of Administrative Support, the Administrative Assistant III coordinates larger departmental projects with organizational impact, utilizing project management skills and applying LEAN methodology. In addition, the Administrative Assistant III may provide supervision to a small number of lower level clerical and administrative support staff.

Job Roles

*Acts as a liaison with other departments and internal and external customers (including patients, vendors, auditors and inspectors). Answers phones, emails, and walk-in visitors, using discretion to answer both routine and complicated questions; forwards issues to appropriate person. Handles confidential and routine information.

*Ensures applicable regulatory and department standards are adhered to on an on-going basis (The Joint Commission, OSHA, etc.).

*Leads, educates, coaches and mentors others on LEAN continuous process improvement philosophy, tools and application to accomplish organizational goals.

*Performs other duties as assigned. 

*Recruits, trains, develops, engages and retains an accountable workforce.

*Researches, collects, and enters data. Performs intermediate data analysis, identifying discrepancies and researching for resolution. Creates high-level reports, which include graphs, charts, and pivot tables. Makes reports that are timely, correct, and audience appropriate.

*Supports manager(s) and department with high-level administrative support, which may include calendaring, scheduling, time card support, meeting organization and minutes, travel arrangements, and similar administrative support tasks.

*Types and designs high-level, audience specific correspondences, memos, spreadsheets, charts, tables, graphs, business plans, etc. Proofreads copy for spelling, grammar and layout, making appropriate changes. Responsible for accuracy and clarity of final copy. Includes data entry and non-medical transcription.

*Utilizes LEAN methodology to manage special nonrecurring and ongoing projects, including planning, implementation, and evaluation; works with teams or independently to meet deadlines and accomplish project goals. Coaches, mentors, and leads teammates on special projects.

Education/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations

*1 year of experience with project coordination and management.

*4 years of progressively responsible administrative support experience required, preferably in the medical/health-related field.

*Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communication, Healthcare Administration, *English, or related field required.

*Or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the essential job duties, and which meets any required state or federal certification requirements.

Experience/Specialized skills (including Language)

*Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidential information.

*Ability to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in a fast-paced, high-workload environment.

*Ability to relate well with team members, coworkers, and other departmental staff.

*Ability to type 40 - 50 WPM; ability to accurately complete data entry at relatively