City/State
Norfolk, VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Cardiac Nursing Management is hiring a Full-time, Day Shift, Administrative Assistant I
Work Full-time, 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Perform a variety of administrative tasks aimed to optimize the time and performance of a manager or employees of a department; higher level roles will work for higher level managers or departments. Tasks may involve acting as a first point of contact, dealing with correspondence and phone calls, managing diaries, organizing meetings and appointments, preparing documents or reports, and controlling access to the manager or the department. May involve dealing with confidential information. Minimum of 1 Sr Director + 2 more supported from list below: Sr. Directors, Directors.
This job description captures the highlights of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the duties that an Administrative Assistant will perform. This role will answer the telephone and assist callers or those making varied inquiries.
Education
High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)
Associate or Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)
Experience
4-6 Months Basic Experience of Simple Office / Operational Systems (Required)
Strong Microsoft Office Skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (Preferred)
Previous Administrative Assistant or Secretary experience preferred to support two Directors in Cardiac Administration (Preferred)
Excellent Organization Skills (Preferred)
EPIC Experience (Preferred)
Familiar with Clinical Operations (Preferred)
Keywords: Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Executive Assistant
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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Skills Required
- High School Grad or Equivalent
- 4-6 Months Basic Experience of Simple Office / Operational Systems
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Previous Administrative Assistant or Secretary experience
- Excellent Organization Skills
- EPIC Experience
- Familiar with Clinical Operations
Sentara Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sentara Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by Sentara Healthcare.
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Parental & Family Support — Four weeks of paid parental leave at full base pay and two weeks of job‑protected family caregiver leave support major life and care needs. Emergency back‑up care and reimbursements for infertility, adoption, and surrogacy further bolster family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(A) plan alongside 403(B)/401(K) employer matching is designed to strengthen long‑term financial security. Company‑paid life insurance with buy‑up options adds additional protection for families.
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Flexible Benefits — Choice of medical plan designs and dental/vision options enables tailoring coverage to individual needs. An annual election between tuition assistance and student‑loan repayment offers flexibility to align with financial or education priorities.
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What We Do
Sentara Healthcare celebrates a 130-year history of innovation, compassion and community benefit. Based in Norfolk, VA, Sentara is a diverse not-for-profit family of 12 hospitals, an array of integrated services and a team of nearly 30,000 strong on a mission to improve health every day. This mandate is pursued through a disciplined strategy to achieve Top 10% performance in key measures through shared best practices, transformation of primary care through clinical integration and strategic growth that adds value to the communities we serve in Virginia and North Carolina.







