The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI), anationally accredited program within The University of New Mexico School ofMedicine Department of Pathology, is seeking a highly organized and experiencedAdministrative Assistant 3 to support complex operational, educational, andprogrammatic functions.
OMI investigates deaths across New Mexico thatare sudden, violent, untimely, or unexpected and serves families, communities, andlegal partners with professionalism and compassion. This positionplays a critical role in supporting departmental operations, coordinating projects,and maintaining structured workflows that support both administrative andmedical education-related initiatives. The ideal candidate thrives in afast-paced environment, demonstrates strong independent judgement, and bringsadvanced experience with Smartsheet's and data-driven tracking systems.
To learn more about the program, visit: https://hsc.unm.edu/omi/services/.
OMI is a 24/7 facility. Applicants may workweekends/holidays.
KeyResponsibilities:
- Oversees and/or performs a range of diverse administrative activities for the morphology department.
- Serves as a central point of liaison with faculty pathologists and medical trainees in the resolution of a variety of day-to-day matters concerning the morphology department.
- Assists in entering outside testing requisitions into case management system and associated paperwork required to maintain chain-of-custody.
- Assists in administrative problem solving, program/project planning, development, and execution of stated goals and objectives.
- Researches information, compiles statistics, gathers data and computes various data; prepares special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources.
- Monitors, reconciles, and assists with uploading reports into the case management system.
- Provides and/or oversees support activities for the unit such as answering telephones, assisting and resolving problems and inquiries of visitors, review and control of incoming and outgoing correspondence, and follow-up on operational commitments.
- Provides administrative assistance with staff searches, as appropriate, to include logging employment applications and coordinating interview logistics.
- Schedules appointments and maintains calendars; schedules, coordinates and facilitates meetings, facilities usage, events, and/or travel arrangements, as required.
- Establishes, updates, and maintains unit's files, inventories, and records; implements and maintains data management systems, as required.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.