Medical Program Assistant

Job Summary:

Join the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine’s faculty support team and truly make a difference! As part of our collaborative administrative team, our Medical Program Assistants work directly with faculty on a daily basis, assisting with a wide variety of academic, clinical and administrative projects. We strive to highlight your skills and interests to provide a fulfilling, professional position. Responsibilities include managing faculty calendars, meeting requests and meeting minutes/follow up, transcription of autopsy reports and autopsy billing, as well as other faculty-centered tasks. Opportunities to assist with department website stories and content also available.

Responsibilities:

Performs administrative duties to support providers, staff, services, and unit programs. May serve as the primary contact or customer service representative and subject matter expert. Tracks, prioritizes, organizes, and completes multiple ongoing clinical, research or academic projects. Requires Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) knowledge or training.

• 50% Performs administrative tasks including telephone customer service, word processing, transcribing, filing, and calendaring
• 10% Acts as the primary liaison for providers or programs and refers stakeholders to providers, agencies, patients, and staff
• 10% Assists in coordinating the complex daily activities of providers or program(s) by entering information into databases, maintaining files and materials, and preparing reports
• 5% Serves as the primary contact and subject matter expert for specified program policies and procedures
• 5% Identifies opportunities for program improvements and makes recommendations to the appropriate entities
• 5% Schedules logistics and secures or distributes resources for program meetings, department events, conferences, and travel
• 5% Creates department content and identifies updates to webpages
• 10% Manages program accounts receivable activity

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree

Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $18.36 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).SMPH University Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/656no0fcpy2tjg86s4v0chtxx25s3vsm).

Additional Information:

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply Now” button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience, and a document listing contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Contact:

Tia Seguin
[email protected]
608-263-3731
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Medical Program Assistant(HS009)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/PATHOL-LAB MED/ANAT PATH

Employment Class:

University Staff-Ongoing

Job Number:

304241-CP

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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