Administrative Support

City of Hope

Irwindale, CA

Job posting number: #7275644 (Ref:10027200)

Posted: August 27, 2024

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

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, and treatment facilities in 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.

The Administrative Support role provides essential support to the department by managing telephone and visitor interactions, handling correspondence, maintaining department files, ensuring office supplies are well-stocked, and procuring Pathology materials for diagnostic confirmation. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Telephone and Visitor Management:
    • Answer telephones promptly and professionally, screen and route calls to the appropriate staff members.
    • Take and relay messages accurately, ensuring that all communications are documented and delivered to the right personnel.
    • Provide routine information to callers and visitors and refer more complex inquiries to the appropriate staff member for further assistance.
  • Correspondence Management:
    • Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence, ensuring timely responses and accurate communication.
    • Route correspondence as directed, keeping track of important communications, and ensuring follow-up as needed.
    • Draft, format, and proofread documents and communications to ensure clarity and professionalism.
  • File Management:
    • Establish and maintain an organized and efficient filing system for the department.
    • Ensure that all documentation is up-to-date, correctly labeled, and easily accessible for staff.
    • Perform regular audits of files to ensure compliance with departmental standards and procedures.
  • Office Supply Management:
    • Monitor and manage inventory levels of office supplies, ensuring that the department is always well-stocked with necessary materials.
    • Place orders for office supplies as needed, staying within budgetary constraints and ensuring timely delivery.
    • Coordinate with vendors to resolve any issues related to orders or deliveries.
  • Pathology Material Procurement:
    • Procure Pathology materials required for the confirmation of diagnoses, coordinating with relevant departments and medical professionals.
    • Ensure that all materials are obtained in a timely manner and meet the necessary standards for diagnostic purposes.
    • Maintain accurate records of Pathology material procurement and liaise with Pathology teams to ensure seamless communication and workflow.

Your qualifications should include:

  • High school diploma or equivalent; additional administrative training or certification is a plus.
  • Proven experience in a similar administrative role.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other office software.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $24.18 - $33.86 / 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.


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Job posting number:#7275644 (Ref:10027200)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:City of Hope
Duarte,California
United States
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