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Columbia University is hiring an Executive Assistant to provide executive administrative support to multiple full-time faculty members within the Adult Liver Transplant Program and their advanced practitioners. The role involves managing academic and clinical calendars, coordinating meetings, processing reimbursements, maintaining provider credentials, scheduling patient appointments, and collaborating with various medical and administrative staff to support program operations.

Highlights

Provide front-line executive administrative support for academic and clinical offices
Maintain calendars, coordinate meeting schedules, and make travel arrangements
Process reimbursements, check requests, and purchase order requisitions
Prepare for conferences and meetings, including arranging sites and materials
Assist with provider reappointment and credentialing processes
Manage correspondence, phone calls, visitor screening, and mail distribution
Ensure IT support and office equipment functionality
Schedule patient appointments, verify insurance, and update EMR records
Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus three years related experience required
Intermediate to advanced MS Office and Adobe skills; proficiency with technology and social media platforms
Salary range: $73,500 - $80,000 per year

Executive Assistant Full Description

Job Type: Officer of Administration
Bargaining Unit:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
End Date if Temporary:
Hours Per Week: 35
Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
Building: Columbia University Medical Center
Salary Range: $73,500 - $80,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The position will provide executive administrative support to multiple full-time faculty within the Adult Liver Transplant Program and their advanced practitioners. The Executive Assistant will work under the direction of the Practice Administrator in collaboration division chief, medical director of liver transplant, surgical and medical physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, administrative and research staff.

Responsibilities

Provides front-line executive administrative support for busy academic and clinical office.
Maintain academic and clinical calendar, coordinate meeting schedules and make travel arrangements.
Process reimbursements, check requests and purchase order requisitions timely.
Prepares for conferences and meetings: arrange meeting sites, prepare materials, contact speakers and participants.
Assist providers in reappointment process.
Ensure all provider licenses, certifications, memberships are maintained and filed appropriately.
Ensure all managed care credentialing documents are completed and submitted timely as requested.
Respond to routine correspondence, maintain records and respond to phone calls.
Answer phone in a pleasant/responsive manner and triage calls appropriately.
Take messages that are clear, legible, disseminate as appropriate.
Screens calls and visitors; responds to telephone and in-person inquiries.
Identifies and directs non-routine inquiries to appropriate office personnel as needed.
Resolves problems and provides support to officers.
Receives, tracks, and distributes incoming and outgoing mail; sorts and triages as needed.
Facilitates IT support and ensures all equipment is up to date and working.
Places orders and maintains office supply inventory.
Maintains faculty’s on-line presence and ensures web profiles are up to date and accurate.
Ensure on-call provider schedule is generated and circulated timely. Updates are accurately reflected in off-hours telephone service, provider calendars and patient schedules blocked appropriately.
Able to schedule patient appointments, obtain authorization/referrals, verify insurance eligibility, update demographic, scan documents into EMR.
Work in collaboration with Scheduling Team to ensure block time is fully utilized and/or released timely as not to negatively impact the division’s utilization.
Attend department and division meetings as needed.
Collaborate with the division administrator to implement the revenue cycle initiatives.
Participate in department and division wide quality improvement initiatives.
Assist in orientation and training of new divisional hires, including new initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of related experience.
Intermediate to advanced level MS Office skills, Adobe.

Other Requirements

Proficiency with technology and social media platforms.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Original Job Description

Job Type: Officer of Administration
Bargaining Unit:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
End Date if Temporary:
Hours Per Week: 35
Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
Building: Columbia University Medical Center
Salary Range: $73,500 - $80,000

Position Summary

Responsibilities

Provides front-line executive administrative support for busy academic and clinical office.
Maintain academic and clinical calendar, coordinate meeting schedules and make travel arrangements.
Process reimbursements, check requests and purchase order requisitions timely.
Prepares for conferences and meetings: arrange meeting sites, prepare materials, contact speakers and participants.
Assist providers in reappointment process.
Ensure all provider licenses, certifications, memberships are maintained and filed appropriately.
Ensure all managed care credentialing documents are completed and submitted timely as requested.
Respond to routine correspondence, maintain records and respond to phone calls.
Answer phone in a pleasant/responsive manner and triage calls appropriately.
Take messages that are clear, legible, disseminate as appropriate.
Screens calls and visitors; responds to telephone and in-person inquiries.
Identifies and directs non-routine inquiries to appropriate office personnel as needed.
Resolves problems and provides support to officers.
Receives, tracks, and distributes incoming and outgoing mail; sorts and triages as needed.
Facilitates IT support and ensures all equipment is up to date and working.
Places orders and maintains office supply inventory.
Maintains faculty’s on-line presence and ensures web profiles are up to date and accurate.
Ensure on-call provider schedule is generated and circulated timely. Updates are accurately reflected in off-hours telephone service, provider calendars and patient schedules blocked appropriately.
Able to schedule patient appointments, obtain authorization/referrals, verify insurance eligibility, update demographic, scan documents into EMR.
Work in collaboration with Scheduling Team to ensure block time is fully utilized and/or released timely as not to negatively impact the division’s utilization.
Attend department and division meetings as needed.
Collaborate with the division administrator to implement the revenue cycle initiatives.
Participate in department and division wide quality improvement initiatives.
Assist in orientation and training of new divisional hires, including new initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of related experience.
Intermediate to advanced level MS Office skills, Adobe.

Other Requirements

Proficiency with technology and social media platforms.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills required.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

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