VCU Health · 23 hours ago
Administrative Assistant – Microbiology – Days
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expVCU Health is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide confidential secretarial and administrative support. The role involves data entry, coordinating schedules, managing invoices and purchase orders, and ensuring smooth departmental operations.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Provides confidential secretarial and administrative support to include data entry and coordination, mailings, general tasks, schedule meetings and generate meeting minutes
Researches and resolves invoice and payment issues related to purchase orders and vendor invoices
Enters purchase orders into system to assist in procurement of equipment, software and services
Tracks and monitors purchase orders
Updates and maintains records of financial transactions and vendor contracts
Performs fiscal, bookkeeping and accounting-related duties in preparing and maintaining fiscal, accounts payable related records and reports
Represents the department, therefore requiring a high degree of communication, accountability and responsibility
Ensures that activities, meetings and events are scheduled accurately; provides timely information to assist with scheduling; and handles urgent and sensitive information on a daily basis, while maintaining office confidentiality
Performs various duties that require independent discretion and judgment, accuracy, orderliness and timeliness, all within established guidelines and procedures
Requires the learning, knowledge, and application of VCUHS policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Minimum of two (2) years of previous secretarial/administrative work experience in an office setting
Previous experience with Microsoft Office applications and e-mail/calendaring
High School Diploma or equivalent
Independently performs administrative and secretarial duties
Seeks guidance and direction from supervisor when needed
Preferred
Three (3) years of previous secretarial/administrative work experience in an office setting
Previous experience in an academic health care setting
Post High School coursework in Business, Accounting or closely related field
Company
VCU Health
VCU Medical Center is a school. It is a sub-organization of Virginia Commonwealth University.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Theresa A. Erichsen RN BSN LCCE FACCE IBCLC
RN Arts In Healthcare, Childbirth Ed, Lactation Consultant, Co-founder/ Ex Dir VCU Health Orchestra
James Siegel, CPA, CIA
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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