Administrative Assistant

Your experience matters 

At NKC Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

How you'll contribute 

Serves as Administrative Assistant to VP/Chief Nursing Officer and VP/Chief Financial Officer. Provides support for the Nursing Supervisors and Clinical Coordinators. Assumes primary responsibility for all clerical functions of Nursing Administration. Responsibilities include: 

• Assumes primary responsibility for all typing services including minutes and procedures for nursing administration, check requests, position postings and leave requests.

• Assumes primary responsibility for all record keeping in nursing administration, including processing payroll and managing timekeeping software.

• Acts as a resource for nursing services personnel, including assisting with check requests submissions and verification of expense reports for signature.

• Sorts and distributes all mail for hospital. Runs mail through postage machine and maintains all supplies and maintenance request for postage machine.

• Acts as liaison between nursing administration, other departments, employees, medical staff and outside agencies, including managing calendars, facilitating meetings and appointments, making travel arrangements, managing email announcements, and assisting with software.

• Responsible for arranging, facilitating and taking and maintaining minutes for various department meetings, including sending notices to Physicians, compiling Agenda items for distribution, and preparing power point presentations.

• Provides support to the President/Chief Executive Officer and VP/Chief Operating Officer in the absence of their Administrative Assistant or as needed.

• Assists the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Financial Officer in routine daily duties as needed, including screening calls, managing and creating correspondence, maintaining calendars, and making travel arrangements as required.

• Performs routine secretarial duties, including ordering supplies and updating department software. 

• Other duties as assigned

What we offer 

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts  
• Competitive paid time off 
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage 
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching  
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness 
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Qualifications and requirements 

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: Three years' previous clerical experience required.

EEOC Statement

NKC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  NKC Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.