Administrative Assistant - Emergency

Providing administrative assistant support to the Emergency Program by facilitating daily operations through support of the Program Director with administrative and clerical functions including:

Calendar Coordination

• Manages calendars for multiple leaders, anticipates scheduling conflicts, and proactively adjusts priorities to optimize daily operations and prepare leaders for upcoming commitments
• Anticipates scheduling conflicts and proactively adjusts priorities to align with program needs

Supporting Leaders

• Keeps multiple program leaders individually informed on their projects and status of work
• Plans weekly touch-base meeting to confirm daily priorities, clarify assignments, get answers to questions, or resolve open issues.
• Ensures submissions to outside agencies (e.g. OH, EMS, etc.) are completed and deadlines met
• Assists with internal report preparation (e.g. board reports, OH reports)
• Preparing and editing executive level communications (briefing notes, PowerPoint presentations, statistical data, etc.)
• Supports creation of visual and digital communications using tools such as Canva, Visio, and advanced PowerPoint features
• Supports program interprofessional education and professional development events
• Supports program PCMs/PPLs as needed
• Administrative support for the Program Medical Director/Chief.
• Acts as a program coordination hub by tracking initiatives, monitoring follow-through on deliverables, and supporting program planning activities including Gantt charts and project timelines

File Management

• Creating Maintaining program’s confidential files and records; indexing, filing, retrieving and archiving files for storage in accordance with the Hospital’s Records Management System and protocols, and ensuring naming convention facilitating ready retrieval of files
• Creates, organizes, and manages SharePoint sites and Microsoft Teams file structures to support program-wide communication and collaboration

Meeting Preparation and Implementation

• Manages all aspects of meetings, including preparation, facilitation, and follow-up, ensuring action items are completed and outcomes tracked
• Works skillfully with outside peers to coordinate external engagements, logistics, presentations and regional activities.
• Coordinates performance reviews with Program Director and direct reports, and Program Chief and ED Physicians
• Supports development and coordination of workshops, seminars, and program events, including preparation of materials, agendas, and interactive content

Communication

• Promotes a “healthy” work spirit and culture
• Drafts program updates, newsletters, summary responses, and briefing notes for internal and external stakeholders

Service Delivery

• Orders supplies and materials as needed
• Arranges for completion of work orders e.g.: IT issues, furniture moves etc.
• Completes payroll and payroll adjustments; Reviewing and entering timesheets into Time and Attendance system (Meditech / E-Scheduling system)
• Perform financial administrative support for the Director including preparation of travel expense reports, initiating purchase requisitions, completion and submission of invoices for payment
• Assists with preparations for interviews i.e. room booking, coordination with candidates, preparing packages etc.
• Assists with onboarding of new team members
• Arranges ‘Lunch & Learns’ for staff
• Supports corporate activities as needed
• Proactively identifies operational improvements and process efficiencies, supporting both leaders and program staff to maintain seamless operations

• Office administration diploma from a recognized college or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant supporting multiple executives in a fast paced and deadline-driven environment required
• Experience working in an administrative capacity in a hospital setting preferred
• Medical terminology certificate or equivalent experience required
• Advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint required
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Canva, Visio, and digital collaboration tools
• Experience using Microsoft Visio and Project would be an asset
• Minimum 50 wpm typing speed required
• Extensive experience taking minutes of meetings required
• Demonstrates ability to effectively prioritize and organize multiple projects with strict deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and proactively manage competing priorities across multiple leaders
• Demonstrated tact, diplomacy and ensures confidentiality is maintained
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Experience in eSchedule/API and Meditech considered an asset
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written combined with a customer-focused approach and ability to handle requests in a professional, diplomatic, confidential and tactful manner.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and able to learn new tasks quickly
• Able to meet the physical demands of the position which requires frequent sitting, standing, bending and reaching
• Excellent employment and attendance record required
• Understanding and commitment to the hospital’s mission and values
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic, self-directed, proactive problem-solving, and able to anticipate and manage competing priorities across multiple leaders in a fast-moving, complex program environment

Hours: Monday to Friday; 7.5 hour day shifts  (Hours are subject to change based on operational needs)

Salary:  $30.462 to $38.051 per hour

Date Posted:  March 31, 2026

Internal application deadline:  April 7, 2026

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