Administrative Assistant - San Diego, CA
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.
Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.
Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring.
Connecting. Growing together.
The Administrative Assistant position with Optum Public Sector San Diego (County of San Diego ASO). This position provides onsite administrative support for Optum Public Sector San Diego and provides limited in-person support for visitors visiting San Diego worksite in Mission Valley.
Functions of this position include more traditional administrative / clerical support roles including : answering the telephone, typing / word processing of documents, maintaining calendars and setting up meetings, making travel arrangements, copying, faxing, greeting visitors, setting up files, tracking expenses, and coordinating building and equipment maintenance.
The Administrative Assistant is assigned to the Operations Support department which is comprised of 1 administrative assistant, 1 Sr.
Administrative assistant and 1 supervising Associate Project Manager. The team’s expertise is in intermediate-to-advanced administrative support functions for director’s level leadership and business operations.
This position is full-time, Monday - Friday. Employees are required to work our normal business hours of 8 : 00am 5 : 00pm PST.
Our office is located at 3131 Camino Del Rio North Suite; 700 San Diego, CA 92108.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Customer Service : Provide high quality customer service to internal and external customers, regularly applying knowledge and skills to operational activities that often vary from day to day.
- Front Office Support : Opening / closing the office. Greeting and assisting incoming visitors, vendors or stakeholders with professionalism and courtesy.
Issuing parking validations, supporting with directions, maps, information.
Mail Services : Operate onsite postage meter for processing mail. Complete certified mail requests and create and print labels for UPS shipments.
Route incoming mail, packages and courier deliveries.
Clerical Support & Project Coordination : Provide clerical support to internal departments which includes but not limited to providing outstanding attention to detail, document editing, copying, faxing, with the ability to meet critical deadlines.
Support with creating action plans for projects, assist with clerical duties related to communicating cross-functionally with the ability to meet critical deadlines.
Document Creation & Editing : Create, modify, and maintain a variety of digital documents using the Microsoft Office 365 Suite and SharePoint Online.
Create PowerPoint presentations, project charters, correspondence, excel worksheets, organizational charts, Visio workflows and Publisher flyers.
General understanding of business branding guidelines, colors, and templates.
- Facilities Support : Document and coordinate facility requests, furniture requests and IT requests. Escort scheduled vendors and monitor maintenance inquiries to support the worksite.
- Access Coordination : Activate / deactivate worksite access cards and parking access. Support with access requests and related documentation, data-entry and lists with most up to date information.
- Document and Records Maintenance : Maintain a variety of operational records and data for topics such as office space, phones, technology, company credit cards, office keys and more.
This department supports the employee onboarding process, maintaining onboarding documents for new employees.
Meeting Support & Coordination : Support with meeting coordination, recording meetings, hosting in-person meetings or virtual meetings with the use of Microsoft Teams.
Manage multiple Outlook calendars, including leadership calendars and conference room calendars, coordinating meetings and conference calls as needed.
Take meeting minutes, communication follow-ups and correspondence for internal and external customers.
Office Inventory & Equipment : Keep and track inventory of office supplies, kitchen supplies, and general office equipment;
placing orders for replenishment as needed. Operate and maintain office equipment such as multifunction printers, faxes, postage meter, labeling equipment.
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications :
- High School Diploma / GED (or higher)
- 2+ years of administrative support experience in a professional setting
- Intermediate Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook (ability to send and receive emails, calendar management, categorization, and scheduling meetings)
- Intermediate Proficiency with Microsoft Word (drafting, editing letters and documents)
- Intermediate Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (formatting and editing Excel Workbooks, formula auditing, importing / exporting data, sorting & filtering)
- Intermediate Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint (ability to create and edit presentation decks)
- Ability to work our normal business hours of 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm PST, Monday - Friday
Preferred Qualifications :
- Completed College Coursework (or higher) OR business vocational school education
- Prior experience working in a professional office
- Typing certificate showcasing ability to type 50wpm+
- Comfort with technology and computer applications and Microsoft Office 365
Soft Skills :
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
Careers with Optum . Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time.
We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility.
Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
California Residents Only : The salary range for California residents is $16.00 - $31.44.Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone.
We believe everyone of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes.
We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere : UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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