Administrative Assistant - Director, Practice Nursing

Department/Unit:

Practice Nursing Operations

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$46,947.00 - $65,726.00

Administrative Assistant
Director, Faculty Practice Nursing
Albany, NY


We have an exciting opportunity for an administrative assistant to support our Director of Faculty Practice Nursing!

Provide administrative support and secretarial services to the Director of Faculty Practice- Nursing. Provides secretarial services to leadership staff of the department. In addition, provides secretarial support to Patient Care Services projects and committees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates department communications; accepts and screens telephone calls appropriately
• Able to operate basic office equipment (fax, photocopier, calculator), and uses skills to complete data entry, complete reports, schedule meetings, word processing, desktop publishing, and develop slides and graphs.
• Establishes, maintains, and revises record-keeping and filing system.
• Assists in preparation of departmental budgets necessary for unit operations and monitors service specific accounts.
• Orients and acts as a resource to secretarial staff and leadership staff in area of computer expertise.
• Maintains adequate supplies of current forms, unit supplies, and equipment.
• Troubleshoots and maintains office equipment.
• Has the knowledge to prioritize work in accordance with deadlines and departmental/divisional needs. Answers inquiries concerning activities and operations of departments/division by referring to and interpreting policy and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an administrative role.  
• Proficient with computer/software applications.  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.  
• Ability to coordinate administrative meetings, transcribe minutes, create agenda and organize files.  
• Accurate data entry skills are a must.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!​

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.