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ADMIN ASSOCIATE-UNIT

Job Posted 1/15/2025
Sentara Health
Norfolk, VA 23503
United States
Category Administrative
Full-Time
Job Description
City/State
Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Full-time, Day Shift, Administrative Associate.

Hours/Shift: Full-time, Day Shift (8-hour shifts).

One of the Following Skills Required:
  • One year experience in medical environment OR
  • Completion of higher level of education requirements OR
  • Transferable skills, example: one year or more in a call center, customer service application program, clerical etc.

Education Required:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent

As an Administrative Associate you will provide administrative support to the unit/department(s) you are assigned to. You will serve as the first point of contact for patients, family members and visitors coming into the unit. The Administrative Assistant position requires the application of excellent customer service skills as well as excellent computer and clerical skills.

Click here to hear about a day in the life of an Administrative Associate with Sentara Health.

Facility Overview:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital , our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Click here to learn more about Sentara Norfolk General Hospital!

Join our team! Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization who cares about People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Sentara Benefits:

We are setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Sentara offers exciting benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid annual leave, paid parental leave, emergency caregiver leave, educational assistance, student loan paydown, 403(B), 401(K) and more! For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara ()

K eywords: Administrative, Front desk, Clerical, Call Center, Customer Service, Receptionist, Talroo-Allied Health, admin assistant.

Job Summary

Provides administrative support to the unit/department (s) assigned. Serves as first point of contact for patients, family members and visitors on unit assigned requiring the application of excellent customer service skills. Supports unit/department(s) assigned with excellent computer and clerical skills.

One of the following four skill levels required: One year experience in medical environment or Completion of higher level of education requirements or Transferable skills, example: one year or more in a call center, customer service application program, clerical etc.

Qualifications:

HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)

Medical Office

Skills

Active Listening, Communication, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time Management, Troubleshooting

Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.