Executive Assistant

About the role

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Summary

Boise, Idaho

Provides administrative support for the Chief Nurse Officer of Saint Alphonsus Health System. May also support other executives as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate's degree or vocational training/certification preferred.
• Seven years of administrative assistant experience with at least five years supporting individuals at the senior executive level required.
• Experience with process improvement or lean philosophy preferred.

What You Will Do

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
• Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls. Uses independent judgment to determine priority and sensitivity of inquiries and responses. Frequently functions as a liaison between the President and internal/external constituencies, representing the President's availability, responses to messages and answers to inquiries.
• Project coordination
• Coordinates and attends Senior Management Team meetings and retreats. Prepares, assembles and distributes all materials, packets, agendas for Senior Management Team meetings. Board and its Committees as assigned.
• Schedules/coordinates meetings, conferences, special events, appointments and travel arrangements. Anticipates needs of assigned Executives for various meetings, assembling needed background information and alerting Executives to needed preparation, issues to be faced and background of potential questions. Maintains assigned calendars
• Completes expense reports for multiple Executives.
• Notifies participants and arranges for special facilities/equipment/services, lodging and travel as needed. Serves as liaison to all Board and Committee members as requested by Executives.
• Organizes and attends Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Quality Care and Professional Practices Committee, taking minutes and keeping accurate record of business conducted.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Intermediate/advanced computer skills with an emphasis on Microsoft Office.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal & written required.
• Good telephone presence and the ability to deal with a broad range of people required.

System Information / Summary

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based ministry and not-for-profit health system serving Idaho, Oregon, and northern Nevada communities. The health system boasts 5 hospitals, 595 licensed beds, and 86 clinic locations. Through innovative technologies, compassionate staff, and healing environments, Saint Alphonsus' goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative, and community-based.

• America's Best Large Employers 2025 and America's Best-in-State Employers 2026
• Top 15 Health Systems in the country by IBM Watson Health
• The region's most advanced Trauma Center (Level II)
• Commission on Cancer Accredited Program through demonstrating an uncompromising commitment to improving patient survival and quality of life.

Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are committed to promoting diversity in its workforce and to providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We are committed to recruit and retain a diverse staff reflective of the communities we serve.