Administrative Assistant, Clinical Operations - Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

The salary range for this position is CAD $24.04 - $31.56 / hour

Why Fraser Health?

Fraser Health continues to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers, come join our team.

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.8 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples. Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs. We are looking for a Relief Full Time Administrative Assistant to provide support within our Clinical Operations. We need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service. Your enthusiasm will assist you when connecting with external and internal clients as the primary point of contact. This position will be available from September 20, 2023 for a two year period.

Position Highlights

Bring your resourcefulness and effective problem solving skills to a role where you can really make a difference. In this dynamic role you will provide administrative and secretarial support the Clinical Operationsbased in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, BC.

We are looking for a committed and personable person with an eye for detail. You are able to juggle numerous tasks in a busy environment and conduct business in a professional manner. You like helping people and you display excellent communication skills.

You will take a thorough, hands-on approach to deliver high quality and precise work. A focused approach is needed to complete routine day to day tasks and handle changing calendars, priorities, and timelines. You will carry a high level of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives 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.

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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 administrative and secretarial support to the Director by performing duties such as drafting and typing correspondence, generating reports and presentations, responding to a variety of internal and external inquiries, managing appointment calendars, coordinating the work flow for the assigned area, and developing and implementing new work methods and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manages 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, and processes information and takes follow-up action as required.
• Provides administrative and secretarial support by drafting correspondence and transcribing and typing correspondence, reports, presentations, and memoranda.
• 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.
• Arranges meetings as directed. Books and sets up meeting rooms, prepares meeting agenda, organizes meeting materials, records and prepares minutes of meeting. Conducts or ensures follow-up on action items from meeting.
• Responds to a variety of internal and external inquiries by serving as the primary point of contact and providing information directly or referring to appropriate area or individual.
• Researches, organizes, and summarizes support materials. Generates reports and presentations.
• Performs other related duties.
• Assists in the monitoring of expenditures for budget reports by gathering, compiling, and calculating information.
• Develops and implements new work methods and procedures. Identifies problems, develops alternate solutions, and implements changes.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Grade 12 plus graduation from a recognized administrative or secretarial program plus three (3) years' recent related experience in a large complex business environment 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 operate a computer using a variety of desktop technology and other standard office equipment. Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications at an intermediate level.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple and rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Ability to type 55 w.p.m.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.