Senior Staff Assistant Job in San Jose, California US
Senior Staff Assistant
At Kaiser Permanente Northern California, you'll join a team of health advocates who share your passion for helping people. From our financial professionals and IT team members to our RNs and physicians on the front line of care-we work together to help our members achieve their best level of wellness. And you'll be inspired to do the same. Whether you dream of sailing the bay, hitting the slopes in the Sierras, hiking Yosemite, attending the opera, or strolling the vineyards, you'll discover the cultural and recreational diversity that makes Northern California one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. Northern California's largest health plan, Kaiser Permanente provides you with the resources, scope, and opportunity you need to realize your goals. Come see for yourself. Under limited supervision, supports the head of a department by providing advanced level administrative support and general office duties of a highly responsible and confidential nature. Frequently handles highly confidential and sensitive information and files. Communicates with contacts at all levels in and outside of the organization. Typically reports to a director or vice president. Essential Functions: - REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVITIES: Organizes and expedites flow of work for the manager's office and the department in accordance to manager's method of operation and the operations and procedures of the department and organization. - Initiates any follow-up action. - Receives and screens telephone calls, letters, and/or visitors. - Answers routine questions and provides information related to general department operations, policies and procedures using discretion for matters pertaining to confidential or sensitive information. - Determines when to appropriately refer inquiries, requests or issues to managers or department staff members and follows up to ensure resolution on behalf of manager or department. - Schedules appointments and makes arrangements for meetings, conferences, and travel. - Organizes and prepares routine correspondence for the department manager, as well as complex documents including reports, spreadsheets, presentations and various forms of communications documents requiring the integration of multiple office technology and software applications. - May act as the department's office resource for word processing and spreadsheet application. - Prepares special reports that require gathering, comparing and summarizing data. - Organizes and maintains files, correspondence and records. - Handles and frequently accesses highly confidential and sensitive information. - Assists with tracking the department budget. - Tracks and compiles expenses. - Prepares monthly expense reports. - May address issues to department manager. - Performs other related duties following standard office routine, practices and procedures or instructions. Requirements