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With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

Administrative Associate – Kidney Cancer Program (KCP)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

The Kidney Cancer Program (KCP) at UT Southwestern Medical Center, a program recognized by the  National Cancer Institute with a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) award and by D CEO & Dallas Innovates with a finalist Healthcare Innovation Award is seeking an exceptional Administrative Associate to join our high-performing team.

We are seeking a capable, detail-oriented professional with a Bachelor’s degree (preferred) who thrives in a dynamic, mission-driven, fast-paced environment and is motivated to contribute to world-class patient care, groundbreaking research, and leading-edge education.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct Support to Program Director

Support program director across the program missions of patient care, research and education including calendar management and travel logistics.

• Drive Recruitment Excellence
  Coordinate and support faculty and staff recruitment efforts.
• Lead High-Impact Events & Conferences
  Plan and execute multiple monthly faculty and trainee conferences as well as larger less frequent events including patient facing and educational events.
• Enhance Patient Care Operations
  Assist with efficient, well-coordinated patient visits supporting an exceptional care experience and a patient advocacy program.
• Ensure Financial Accuracy & Accountability
  Process expense reports, invoices, and requisitions while monitoring expenditures to support sound financial management.
• Deliver Operational Excellence
  Support core programmatic administrative functions.
• Perform additional duties in support of program goals as needed.

Why Join KCP?

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized leaders in a collaborative, fast-paced environment directly supporting life-changing care and research. Ideal candidates are proactive, detail-oriented, highly organized, and committed to excellence. For more information, please visit: https://kcp.utsw.edu/

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required

• Education
  High School Diploma

• Experience
  4 years related work experience 
  May consider higher education completed in lieu of minimum requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Work requires knowledge of computers, office equipment, and other administrative tasks.*
• Work requires ability to monitor and maintain budget.
• Work requires ability to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures of university, such as FLSA, salary guidelines, accounting regulations, and internal controls policy.
• Work requires ability to coordinate and work independently on projects.
• Work requires ability to work with confidential information on daily basis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working Conditions
  Office Setting

PACT STATEMENT

The following is the acronym, “PACT”, and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

• P-Problem Solving: Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: Employees exhibit ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
• C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration: Who are our Customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
• T-Teamwork: Employees work to contribute to the department’s success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.