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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
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Job Summary:
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The Department of Transplant Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Staff Assistant 1 / Transplant Assistant. The successful candidate will:
- Schedule meetings and appointments for the Department Chief.
- Perform telephone triage, assess problems, and ensure patient phone calls are routed to the appropriate healthcare providers, Including clinicians, nurses, social workers, and mental health providers.
- Greet patients and provide guidance as needed.
- Help manage missed patient appointments by ensuring frequent follow-up communication with staff.
- Communicate with other healthcare facilities regarding the transfer of medical records, ensuring signed consent for all patient Information. Handle patient charts, including packing charts as required by the department.
- Prepare meeting agendas and materials; attend meetings to take notes. Transcribe meeting minutes. Distribute mail.
- Provide clinic coverage as needed by the department.
- Create and edit correspondence, presentations, and proposals.
- Organize projects and prepare files for review and delivery, if required.
- Organize and maintain electronic and paper files.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Department Chief.
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Required Qualifications:
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- Associate Degree.
- 3 to 5 years of administrative work experience.
- Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Strong verbal, organizational, interpersonal, communication and decision-making skills.
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Executive Order:
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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
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