Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant will provide full administrative support to the Vice President, Oncology, Site Executive Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre and Regional Vice President, Ontario Health Cancer Care Ontario. This individual has accountabilities to both Hamilton Health Sciences and Cancer Care Ontario, and provides executive leadership at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, and has oversight of the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program.

The incumbent must be self-directed, client-focused and have demonstrated, excellent communication and administrative skills. The incumbent also facilitates the approval processes for all non-insured patient care within the Juravinski Cancer Centre.

1. Graduate of recognized community college executive office administration or business program or equivalent
2. 5 - 7 years of experience in a senior administrative assistant role
3. Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication. Experience in communications and public relations at a corporate level would be an asset
4. Effective problem-solving abilities
5. Demonstrated customer service skills including interacting effectively with patients and families, external agencies, governmental officials, donors and vendors
6. Demonstrated proficiency with corporate computer systems including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and One Note), corporate systems such as payroll and billing software and virtual presence software such as Zoom.
7. Ability to work on own initiative, or as part of a team
8. Demonstrated effective organization and time management skills
9. Demonstrated ability to meet project and task deadlines, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
10. Demonstrated ability to develop systems that create efficient work flow
11. Demonstrated commitment to the Hamilton Health Sciences vision and values and to continuous quality improvement
12. Demonstrated understanding of financial management principles and practices
13. Demonstrated understanding of the corporate context and ability to make suggestions and create systems which will assist the Program within this context
14. Demonstrated ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information and situations
15. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and show a genuine interest in people and in helping others
16. Demonstrated focus of self-development