Job Description
General Description
The administrative assistant provides technical and logistical support to the students, instructors and administration of the Medical Billing Specialist Program at LaGuardia Community College. The candidate must be flexible and responsive to the needs of LaGuardia Community College’s diverse student base. The administrative assistant will report to the Medical Billing Program Manager, and must have excellent communication and organizational skills. This program is hybrid, with classes both online and in-person on campus. All program staff must be willing and available to come to LaGuardia Community College to perform their duties.
Per the Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene requiring COVID-19 vaccination for City employees and certain City contractors (“Order”). Pursuant to the Order, employees of Contractors that physically interact with City employees or members of the public in the course of performing their work under the contract must provide verification that they are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in daily operations to ensure smooth functioning of the program
- Provide student support throughout the application process by assisting with the logistics of each application step
- Communicate with prospective students and facilitate their attendance in the screening process
- Advise students of procedures and assist with the registration of students to the program
- Assist in student follow-up through calls, emails and in person appointments
- Track and document student progress and outcomes using various databases
- Manage classroom reservations and requests
- General office support as needed
- Flexible schedule required
Other Duties
Qualifications
- High school diploma and two (2) years of related work experience
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information/records
- Intermediate MS Excel Skills
- Experience in office technology such as google drive and MS Outlook
- Excellent effective communication skills combined with superior customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Able to work from 1pm-5pm Mon-Thursday and 9am-1pm Friday
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Career and Professional Programs
Part Time
$19.43
20.00
Mar 19, 2022 (Or Until Filled)