MedStar Georgetown Physician Group- Palliative Care is\rlooking for a full-time Administrative Assistant. This position is Monday -\rFriday from 8:00AM - 4:30PM. The Administrative Assistant performs diversified\radministrative duties related to department Management team and/or physicians.

Primary Duties
Contributes to the achievement of established\r department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies,\r procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with\r governmental and accreditation regulations.
Provides clerical assistance, including opening and\r distributing office mail, maintaining staff schedules and vacation logs\r and/or other material, supporting and assisting the management team and\r providers. May assist with licensing and credentialing process. Assists\r with preparation of presentations and other related documents.
Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages,\r and provides routine information to callers.
Orders and maintains inventory of supplies and assists\r in the care and maintenance of equipment, according to established\r protocols to ensure supplies are available within cost effective\r guidelines.
Schedules meetings to include identifying meeting\r location, ordering food, coordinating and producing the agenda. May\r arrange WebEx capability if needed. Prepares meeting minutes, logs and\r materials and distributes in a timely manner.
Provides data entry support, typing and transcription\r as needed. Maintains accurate filing system to ensure timely retrieval of\r information. Prints, makes copies of materials as needed. Schedules\r appointments and follows up as needed.
Provides administrative support for routine or special\r projects and tasks as assigned, which may include gathering and assisting\r in compiling financial or statistical data.
Schedules supervisor's appointments and assists in\r maintaining and updating daily calendar of assigned staff. May coordinate\r travel arrangements including flight, hotel accommodations, conference\r registration, itineraries and expense reimbursements.
Types memoranda, policies, committee minutes, manuals,\r letters, forms, procedures, and other documents as directed. Initiates\r other documents and correspondence as appropriate.
May provide back-up support to other office staff by\r performing their job responsibilities when required to ensure office\r procedures run smoothly.
Participates in meetings and on committees and\r represents the department and MedStar in outreach efforts. Participates in\r multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams where needed or\r identified.

Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED, Required.
Associate's degree, Preferred.
Administrative/secretarial training, Preferred and
CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO AN APPROPRIATE\r COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, Required.
Minimum 2 years clerical/office experience preferably\r in a healthcare setting supporting a leader/administrative function, Required.
Transcription and typing skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in the use of word\r processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications in a\r Windows environment.
High level of professional verbal and written\r communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal communication and customer\r service skills, and good telephone etiquette.