Administrative Assistant, Sonography and Polysomnography

The following duties and responsibilities, Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSA’s), and physical requirements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. The information listed below is not intended to be construed as a complete listing of all duties and responsibilities, KSA’s, and physical requirements required of this position since changes to the position may occur at any time or additional requirements may be added over the course of time.

Under direct supervision of the department chairs of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Polysomnography programs, the incumbent performs a variety of administrative, student and staff support duties, which require an accompanying range of office skills, specialized record keeping, and/or information gathering skills. Coordinates the programs application processes and assists prospective students with the application process as well as registration and academic advising.

Associates Degree and 4 years of directly related work experience or High school diploma/GED and 6 years of directly related work experience.

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The incumbent will:

• Oversee and/or perform a range of diverse administrative activities for the department; serves as a central point of liaison with students, potential students, departments and external constituencies in the resolution of a variety of day-to-day matters concerning the departments.
• Utilize knowledge and understanding of underlying operational issues to create, compose, and edit technical and/or administrative correspondence and documentation.
• Perform a wide variety of data-entry assignments, sometimes confidential in nature, which utilize software that includes the College database, scanning software, and Microsoft Office products.
• Assist in administrative problem solving, program planning, development, and execution of stated goals and objectives.
• Greet and direct visitors and students in a manner consistent with contemporary practices of customer service through direct contact, e-mail, fax, and telephone inquiries. Accept, screen, and route telephone calls. Answer inquiries concerning activities, application process, and operations of both departments. Maintain calendar of departmental activities.
• Research information, compile statistics, and gather and compute various data; prepare special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or reply to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources.
• Monitor, reconcile, and assist with fiscal administration, including but not limited to budgets, grants, travel, and/or purchasing.
• Coordinate the application process by revising application documents, scheduling timelines for submission, accepting and reviewing applications in collaboration with each program’s department chair.
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendars; schedule, coordinate and facilitate meetings, facilities usage, events, and/or travel arrangements, as required.
• Schedule volunteers in the laboratory, and maintain records of student volunteer hours for application ranking worksheet points.
• Establish, update, and maintain files, inventories, and records; implement and maintain data management systems, as required.
• Assist with student registration, advising, financial aid, student criminal background checks, or other related health or insurance data, and transcript requests.
• Sort, screen, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail. Prepare copies, scan and/or email documents and send faxes.
• Order, maintain inventory of, and distribute office supplies.
• Assist in events planned and held by both Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Polysomnography/Neurodiagnostic Technology programs for prospective, new and current students as well as the general public.
• Assist in preparation of annual report and accreditation processes that apply to the assigned department
• Assist the department chairs with recruitment activities and new student orientation
• Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned.

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