Administrative Assistant, Specialist

Company: Blue Shield of California
Location: Palmdale
Posted on: June 6, 2021

Job Description:

Job Summary

Provide administrative and secretarial services to the organization (Enterprise-wide) including, but not limited to collecting, recording, sorting and filing information; preparing routine reports, making travel arrangements; arranging appointments and responding to enquires.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is delivering administrative assistance in day-to day job.
• Administer general business office activities. Such activities are clerical in nature and may include mail, word processing, filing, order processing, telephone answering and stationery supplies.
• Highly effective support of a large sized team (8+). Responsible for providing administrative support to functional area(s), department manager(s) and/or staff.
• Uses automated office equipment and business applications as needed such as Powerpoint, Excel, expense management and travel booking software.
• May be responsible for the preparation of reports, graphs, and presentations, conducting research and illustrating data using spreadsheet, database and graphic software.
• Acts as an information source on organization policies and procedures.
• Assists with onboarding new employees.
• May coordinate special projects and department activities.
• Screens calls, takes and delivers messages, provides information to callers.
• May order and maintain office supplies, prepare and sort mail, make appointments and travel arrangements.
• Internal expert on Blue Shield administrative systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• Requires advanced knowledge within a specific discipline typically gained through extensive work experience and/or education.
• Typically, requires minimum of 7 years of experience. Healthplan experience preferred.
• May require vocational or technical education in addition to prior work experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint). Able to gather data and run reports as requested.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Excellent multi-tasking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ensures that projects within the clinic are meeting goals and schedules.
• Strong problem analysis, assessment and solving, utilizing judgment and decision-making skills.
• Strong work and time management.
• Must be to work in a fast paced environment efficiently.
• This job cannot be performed remotely. Therefore, to protect the health and safety of our employees and their families, this employee must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Additional Information

• About Company: At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for - LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - Join us!
• Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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• EEO Footer: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
• Requisition ID: 21001NG
• Posting Date: May 17, 2021
• Schedule: Full-time

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