SENIOR OFFICE SPECIALIST

This position provides senior-level clerical support services to the Physician Assistant (PA) Program within the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions. Duties include maintaining a set of budgetary or financial records, developing and composing correspondence, maintaining student records and clinical schedules, coordinating presenter or guest visits, and supporting the PA Program’s admission and re-accreditation processes. Performs other special projects and assignments as directed by the Program Director, Director of Clinical Education, and the PA Program Clinical Team.

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to three years.
Experience with Microsoft Word.
Customer service experience.
Organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to project a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Spreadsheet and/or database experience.
Experience coordinating the work of others.
Experience working with financial records.
Experience with SAP.
Ability to design/maintain web pages.
Previous healthcare related experience.

Maintains records pertinent to student involvement in the clinical year including certificates of insurance, student health and immunization records, clinical preceptor credentialing files, summative testing results, and PANCE results.
Reconciles all invoices, receipts, and credit cards related or pertaining to clinical year staff, faculty, activities or purchases.
Coordinates callback week, summative testing, capstone presentations, and bi-weekly clinical committee meetings by securing classrooms or space for testing, presentations, and events as needed, ordering summative tests, scheduling and recording committee meetings and correct storage of documents pertaining to the testing, presentations or events.
Develops, prepares, and/or composes responses, memos, and correspondence in support of the Clinical Team in the PA Program.
Maintains schedule for clinical year students and publishes it for their review.
Prepares for outside presenters, preceptors, etc. to visit campus by arranging parking, directions, and compensation for visitors or presenters.
Conducts special projects and assignments as directed by the Clinical Team including preparation of the clinical year handbook and scheduling of clinical year orientation.
Supports the ongoing re-accreditation process and arrangement of clinical-related activities.
Supports the Executive Secretary in the admissions process as well as any other program needs that are identified.
Reviews and updates the Physician Assistant Program webpage.
Performs other duties as assigned.

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Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Office Professional

5

$14.50 - $21.33 per hour

Academic Affairs

Physician Assistant

Regular

Full-Time

1.0

12 month

Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Evenings and weekends as necessary

Mount Pleasant, MI

The Physician Assistant Program is a 27-month program housed in The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions which provides the academic and clinical training that prepares its graduates to be certified and licensed to practice medicine with physician collaboration in an ethical, compassionate and professional manner. The first students matriculated in May 1996, and the first class graduated in July 1998. The program was created by CMU to address the health care needs of residents in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which includes many rural and medically underserved communities. To learn more about the physician assistant program, visit the program website.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions consists of five academic units (Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the School of Health Sciences and the School of Rehabilitation and Medical Science). It offers undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs in American Sign Language , audiology, communication disorders, public health, health administration, school health education, physical therapy, physician assistant, exercise science, substance abuse prevention, speech-language pathology, physical education, athletic training, athletic coaching and sport management, delivered by 100+ faculty/staff. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions website is http://www.chp.cmich.edu.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.