Lead Administrative Assistant - ON SITE

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Neonatal Services

In your pivotal role as Lead Administrative Assistant, you will serve as a primary resource for daily operations and provide administrative and business support to complex area(s), independently. You also will serve as a liaison with internal/external groups. Your duties will include, but not be limited to, calendar/meeting support for the Associate Nursing Officer and assisting with maintaining the operations of the NICU thru ordering, scheduling and organizing.

• HS Diploma/GED
• Proficient Microsoft Products
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience supporting director level or above is a plus
• Previous experience with Workforce mgmt., Kronos & Work Day is a plus

You will work Monday-Friday, traditional day time business hours, and will work on site at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital located at 2200 Children's Way in Nashville, TN.

Join our team in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) dedicated to providing advanced, compassionate care to our most vulnerable patients. Our NICU includes over 131 beds and supports more than 1,500 premature and/or critically ill newborns annually. Neonatal Services is organized into specialized pods, allowing for cohorting of patient diagnoses and delivery of highly expert, focused care.

• Performs key administrative functions which may include serving as representative of the organizational area.
• Proactively facilitates and manages administrative functions.
• Supports and coordinates area initiatives.
• Compiles data, analyzes information and summarizes findings in support of an area.
• Analyzes and prepares budgetary data.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Financial Processes (Intermediate):
  Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
• Clerical/Administrative (Advanced):
  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, Employee Record Maintenance, Employee Time Recording, 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.
• Ad Hoc Reporting (Intermediate):
  The ability to access information from databases and prepare reports.
• Analytical Skills (Novice):
  The process of identifying, evaluating, interpreting and organizing data. It includes sorting through data to identify patterns and establish relationships for decision making.
• Human Resources Policies and Procedures (Novice):
  Knowledge, adherence and application of human resources…