Job Abstract

The USC Keck School of Medicine is seeking to hire a full-time Administrative Assistant I to support the day-to-day operations and faculty within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

The incumbent will:

• Serve as an internal resource for our faculty, administrators, and technical laboratory personnel to support daily clinical operations.
• Perform administrative duties associated with receiving, accessioning, and triaging patient specimens, blocks, and slides.
• Prepare and maintain departmental documents and ensure proper distribution of related patient materials, including scanning documents into the EMR.
• Type and proof correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, technical papers, manuscripts, and other documents for supervisor or department staff as requested.
• Respond to inquiries and requests for information requiring knowledge of departmental and university policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with key vendors for services and assist in the maintenance and use of office equipment.
• Oversee office billing operations and assist in purchases to maintain supplies and inventory.
• Research and gather data for departmental reports.

The Keck School of Medicine Department of Pathology is one of the largest pathology departments in the United States. The Department aims to shape the future of pathology as it will be practiced in community hospitals, academic medical centers, and clinical laboratories throughout the country.

The University offers a competitive salary package.

Shift: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Hourly range:

The hourly rate range for this position is $22.29 - $28.06. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu.  Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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