Administrative Assistant

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Job Summary:

The UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program is seeking an Administrative Assistant II to support prospective and current students faculty staff and guests by providing the administrative and logistical support necessary for successful day-to-day operations. This position will serve as first point of contact at the UW Stevens Point - Wausau campus providing information and triaging inquiries to appropriate entities in-person via phone and by email. This role requires excellent administrative organizational communication and customer service skills. Collaborative individuals who can think on their feet are encouraged to apply.

• Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm or as determined with your supervisor
• This position requires work to be completed onsite at a designated campus location

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies program needs contributes to the development of unit workflows schedules logistics and secures resources for meetings events and interviews

• Coordinates program components and evaluates program effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement

• May supervise the day to day activities of one or more academic programs and resolves issues exercising discretion to meet unit goals.

• Utilizes independent judgement regarding development implementation promotion and evaluation for one or more academic programs initiatives or events

Department:

School of Medicine and Public Health Office of Academic Affairs Physician Assistant Program - Administrative

The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) supports SMPH by overseeing all aspects of various health professions education programs: from admissions programs and curricular oversight to student services and multicultural initiatives across our statewide campus. It also is responsible for successfully meeting all national accreditation requirements as well as timely compliance with all health system school campus and legislative policies and regulations. The OAA fosters a professional atmosphere to prepare health care providers and public health professionals at all stages of career development. The mission of the University of WisconsinMadison Physician Assistant (PA) program is to educate health care professionals committed to the delivery of comprehensive preventative and therapeutic health care in a culturally and ethnically sensitive manner with an emphasis on primary health care for all populations and regions. ( starting hourly rate for this position is $22.31; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation holidays and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information refer to the campus benefits webpage and the SMPH University Staff Benefits Flyer.

Required Qualifications:

• At least one year of professional administrative support experience
• Proficient use of Microsoft Suite
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in higher education
• Experience working with students
• Experience with scheduling maintaining records and/or organizing events or meetings
• Experience using Workday

Education:

H.S. Diploma preferred minimum

How to Apply:

To apply for this position please click on the I am a current employee button or I am not a current employee button under Apply Now. You will be prompted to upload the following documents.

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Please note there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents in the attachment field. Applicants are to submit a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.

University sponsorship is not available for this position including transfers of sponsorship and TN selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility.

Contact Information:

Beth Miller

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Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength creativity and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity culture background experience status abilities and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching research outreach and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students faculty and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to including but not limited to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age pregnancy disability or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgroundsand encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

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