Executive Assistant

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position.

Your Career Pathway with NEW Health

We create pathways for career growth within NEW Health. To support this, we provide all employees with monthly paid training and additionally offer tuition reimbursement and one-on-one career planning. There are many paths to grow your career within NEW Health; here are some examples:

Front Desk -> Medical Assistant Apprentice -> Certified Medical Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Clinic Operations Manager

Dental Assistant Trainee -> Dental Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager ->

Care Coordination Manager

Pharmacy Assistant -> Pharmacy Technician Apprentice -> Pharmacy Technician -> 340B Specialist

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind

• Up to three weeks of paid time off your first year plus nine paid holidays
• Free Life Flight membership for your family
• No-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• 401(k) plan with matching contribution

• Continuing education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities

• The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing high-level administrative support for the CEO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Executive Assistant:

• Provides direct support to Chief Executive Officer by assisting with calendar management and scheduling, handling travel and meeting arrangements, responding to correspondence and telephone inquiries, and other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer.
• Handles all duties associated with Board of Directors, including meeting setup, meeting notification, agenda creation, recording and distribution of minutes.
• Responsible for the typing of memos, letters, forms, reports and other documents.
• Responsible for maintenance and filing of contracts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travel may be required.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Bachelors degree in Business Administration or related field required; or minimum three years, career-related, experience required. Previous experience as an Executive Assistant preferred.

Skills: Demonstrated competency in personal computers and related software, including MS Word, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel required. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Exceptional customer service, time management, and multi-tasking skills required. Ability to handle high level of confidentiality and changing priorities required.

Physical Demands:

Sitting at a workstation over 2/3rds of the day. Able to move around the facility under 1/3rd of the day. Reaching and using hands over 2/3rds of the day. Communicating is also required over 2/3rds of the day, while climbing, stooping or crawling is minimal. Lifting is also minimal but could be as much as 25lbs occasionally.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.