Administrative Assistant

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

ID: 7219242 (Ref.No. 10024921)
Posted: February 20, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $24.72 - $35.71 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Administrative Assistant

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Position Summary

Under general supervision, provide intermediate to senior level administrative support.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Answers telephones, screens and routes callers and visitors, takes messages and provides routine information to callers. Responds to routine requests for information. Refers more complex requests to appropriate staff member.
  • Composes letters and memoranda from dictation and verbal direction or from knowledge of City of Hope policy or procedures. Takes and transcribes dictation, sometimes of a confidential nature. Formats, types and edits a variety of complex or technical material, including correspondence, memos and reports.
  • Arranges appointments and meetings; coordinates meeting and agenda materials, may take and prepare minutes for department staff and informatics meetings

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

  • 2 years Post High School Trade, Business or Professional School
  • Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
  • 5 years senior level secretarial experience with prior experience in Administration.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $24.72 - $35.71 / hour

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.