Job Description
Work Arrangement: Requisition Number: 268856
Regular or Temporary: Regular
Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710
Personnel Area: DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTIC
Date: Apr 13, 2026
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JOB LOCATION Duke Health - Department of Pathology - 40 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham NC
JOB SUMMARY We are seeking an Administrative Assistant in support of Department of Pathology faculty and leadership, regularly required to resolve moderately complex (non-routine) administrative matters independently and/or with others. Problem resolution typically includes research. Tasks are typically diverse and advanced.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Independently prepare more complex documentation, reports, charts, graphs, and spreadsheets at designated intervals and as requested.
- Coordinate special projects.
- Research budget variance and follow up to resolve issues.
- Develop advanced presentation materials.
- Prioritize and resolve inquiries (phone, e-mail, in person).
- Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments, meetings and travel itineraries, and coordinate related arrangements.
- Act as a liaison between the department and external groups.
- Explain policy/procedures to other parties based on knowledge of the company and department guidelines.
- Collect, compile and analyze moderately complex data and information.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Specific to Department of Pathology, duties include:
- Support clinical and research activities:
- Prepare materials and create reports required for medical consultative conferences
- Order special stains, blocks required for further diagnosis on complex medical cases
- Send cases for consults
- Timely accession additional materials received from outside facilities for review and second opinions
- Manage pathologists’ delayed case report and outstanding cases for all critical cases requiring provider follow up
- Request time sensitive materials from Duke and external sources for pathology consultation
- Provide consult status updates to the doctors, fellows and administrative team
- Create and maintain physical and electronic records of all consults
- Oversight of departmental loaner program (medical materials)
- Schedule and maintenance of complex faculty, academic and clinical calendars for group of approximately 10 faculty
- Independently plan and coordinate work to ensure day-to-day operational needs are met effectively.
- Plan and coordinate meetings, events, conferences or arrangements for speaking engagements; order food, supplies, equipment, etc.
- Attend division meetings or other meetings and record minutes as requested
- Coordinate outlook and Qgenda calendars; review regularly for any discrepancies
- Monitor Qgenda provider schedules; submit schedule changes to administrator and ensure consistent accuracy and minimize any scheduling errors
- Manage department academic funds
- Update/maintain CVs and biosketches for faculty
- Create, request, prepare materials for teaching, seminars, and conferences (create educational/informational materials, packets/handouts, certificates, sign-in sheets, etc.) and compile and coordinate follow-up data collection i.e. surveys/evaluations
- Create presentations for meetings, conferences, seminars
- Assist faculty with publications, obtaining research articles, and resources
- Advertise pathology courses and events
- Triage and respond to requests/queries for information
- Provide status updates to the doctors and fellows on various projects
- Coordinate various projects of financial, research or administrative nature; create/maintain files, databases, reports.
- Coordinate travel; organize and submit travel expense reports for reimbursements.
- Prepare and/or edit reports, proposals, and correspondence on behalf of doctors.
- Reserve conference rooms, meeting spaces.
- Provide general support to visitors.
- Maintain office supplies.
- Act as the point of contact for internal and external clients.
- Maintain contact lists.
- Coordinate repairs to office equipment.
- Receive, sort and deliver mail.
- Provide backup support to other clinical administrative staff.
- Other administrative support functions relative to those listed above.
JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - High school education or equivalent.
- Two years of administrative support experience of increasing variety and/or complexity.
- Professionalism (professional conduct, presentation, behaviors, appearance, communication skills – verbal and written)
- Critical and independent thinking skills
- Ability to plan and prioritize
- Ability to take initiative
- Ability to manage time independently
- Attention to detail
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to identify and address periphery information independently
- Good judgement
- Ability to provide good customer service
- Willingness to cross-cover roles
- Experience with Microsoft office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Experience with Maestro/Epic, End Notes, databases
- Some prior experience in a professional office setting
JOB HOURS The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.
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Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh
Job Tags
Temporary work, Work at office, Monday to Friday, Day shift