Executive Assistant 3 - Quality & Patient Safety - FT Days

Req ID: 147972
Location: Orange, California
Division: Medical Center
Department: Administration
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range Minimum: USD $65,700.00/Yr.
Salary Range Maximum: USD $115,100.00/Yr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Chief Quality Officer, Vice President in the Department of Quality, Patient Safety and Transformation, the Executive Assistant will be responsible for providing support to functions across the division, including but not limited to: front office functions (answering, screening, and directing incoming calls/mail; scheduling appointments/meetings), preparation of documents for travel and expense reimbursements, submission of purchase orders, and invoice management. The position assists in prioritizing, efficiently processing, and tracking administrative issues to ensure deadlines are met and tasks completed appropriately for the Department. The executive assistant must consistently exercise a high degree of initiative, confidentiality, independence, good judgment, flexibility in performing a wide variety of duties, and the ability to adjust to changing priorities while working well under pressure. Performance at this level requires independent critical thinking and problem solving, strong verbal and written communication skills, creativity, knowledge of office environment and technology, and a commitment to seeing tasks and projects through to completion.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to deal with changing priorities associated with deadlines. Ability to problem-solve.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain a professional working relationship with colleagues, faculty, and other stakeholders
• Professional experience, business acumen, and integrity to effectively serve and represent the division and department
• Working knowledge of computer software in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to explain, change course of action, and use tact to negotiate with physicians, other divisions and departments, and outside vendors verbally and in writing.
• Proven ability to work independently and carry out assigned tasks reliably and accurately
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial, personnel and payroll information
• Ability to work with detail and prioritize workload to ensure job completion with competing deadlines. Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments and deadlines.
• 3 years of relevant work experience with Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge or previous UC system experience
• Experience working in an academic setting

Licenses and Certifications:

N/A

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

To apply, visit https://jobs.uci.edu/careers-home/jobs/147972







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