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Office Assistant
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Job ID 29388
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Category Office
Job Description

Position will assist the Adult Hospital Patient Education Program, Pavilion Patient and Family Library, and Mardigian Wellness Resource Center (MWRC) in providing effective health education to patients, their families as well as communities. Tasks include performing various office duties, entering data into databases, and other duties as assigned.  Will assist with organizing and maintaining inventories, monitoring quality-control using LEAN principles, and education folder/binder order fulfillment to patient care units/clinics. 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Use prepared guides to help patients/families seeking health information.

• Provide simple instruction on public computers, copier, and fax within MWRC.

• Assist with organizing inventory and storage of patient-education materials, applying established Lean principles.

• Enter data into spreadsheets for reports.

• Help prepare reports, presentations, and data.

• Deliver supplies to inpatient units and clinic settings.

• Review and proofread materials to check quality.

• Draft and edit high quality patient education for program director review. 
Educational Value

This position offers an opportunity to interact with faculty-staff and patients-families-guests regarding Patient Education-MWRC services, to gain experience in a health education resource center, and to learn more about cardiovascular patient and consumer health education. This position also offers an opportunity to acquire professional office/administration skills, learn about quality control and lean principles, and work in a team environment.
Job Requirements

Minimum one year of previous office experience. Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office suite. Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written. Attention to detail and commitment to accurate work. Candidate must be available 10 hours per week between the hours of 9:00AM – 4:00PM, Monday thru Friday. After completing the online job application, please email your  resume and schedule availability to bethanyr@umich.edu. 

 **NOTE: This position requires the student to work onsite at Michigan Medicine. **

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.
Hourly Rate $15.00/hour
Hours 10.0 hours per week
Time Frame Spring/Summer
Start Date Monday, May 11, 2026
End Date Friday, August 14, 2026
Primary Contact Morinne Kearns
Primary Contact's Email bethanyr@umich.edu
Supervisor Bethany Lee-Lehner
Work Location U-M Frankel Cardiovascular Center and Pavilion
Phone N/A
Fax N/A