Administrative Assistant, Vaccine Preventable Disease

Summary of Duties:

• Provides administrative support to clinical programs and services and performs general office duties.

Minimum Qualifications and Position Requirements:

• Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ongoing effective ability to perform the following:
• accurately type 50 words per minute keyboarding speed;
• use MS Office programs (Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint), internet and e-mail at an intermediate level;
• quickly learn and work with custom computer programs;
• use excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills;
• edit text for correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation at an intermediate level;
• apply initiative, tact, diplomacy, and judgment in work related and work impacted engagements;
• work well and collaboratively with others;
• work productively and efficiently without the need for close supervision;
• adapt to new, different, and/or changing requirements;
• maintain concentration and focus for extended periods in a busy, fast-paced clinical environment with ongoing distractions and noise to successfully complete assigned tasks in a timely manner;
• multi-task and continually organize and re-organize workload as necessary with competing priorities and demands;
• ensure privacy and confidentiality of information including those relating to clients;
• choose the appropriate course of action and prioritize inquiries;
• schedule appointments, clinics and events;provide excellent attention to detail;