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Opening Date 04/09/2026

Closing Date 04/24/2026

Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 3

Employee Type: Staff- Classified

Department: LSUNO Dental Hygiene 

Job Summary/Basic Functions

To provide secretarial support for a professional, supervisor or manager, and in some cases, subordinate staff of that individual or to provide highly skilled keyboarding support in the transcribing and recording of information. Employees perform duties independently and exercise a high degree of independent judgment and initiative in determining the approach/action to take in non-routine situations.

Other Information About the Position

LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry is seeking motivated applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant 3.

Core competencies include:

 Communicating effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

 Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

 Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

Duties and responsibilities, but not limited to:

• All telephone messages are taken accurately and completely and quickly related to staff.
• Establishes and maintains a current filing system, which includes correspondence, purchase orders, personnel files are kept current, and outdated material is eliminated.
• Compiles information from various sources including updating faculty members’ curriculum vitae annually, formats report according to department standards.
• Prepares requisitions for the purchase of supplies and enters information into an automated system.
• Grades scantrons for the faculty and assists with paperwork for other faculty who teach the dental hygiene students but are not part of the dental hygiene program.
• Sets up and records grades in Excel/Moodle for director’s course for the first-year dental students

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: None

Number of years required to perform the job: 2

Type of experience required to perform the job: Experience in administrative services.

Substitution: Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as six months of experience.

Special Instructions Summary

This is a Civil Service Position.

Pre-employment Drug testing and Criminal Background check are required.

This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 6 months.

Please list all relevant work experience in the employment history section of your application answering all questions in this section. Submitting an incomplete application will disqualify you. Experience not included in your application materials and may decrease the salary you will receive.

Additional Information About This Position

Appointment Type: Classified Probational 
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday; work hours will be determined by the department 
Work Location: 1100 Florida Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119
Compensation: The minimum starting rate of pay is $13.77 per hour with an additional $1 Longevity. Rate of pay may be adjusted dependent upon applicants’ experience and qualifications only if all experience is listed with application materials (including month & year of start and end date and weekly hours worked for each position listed.)

To view the Civil Service Job Specifications, follow this link and enter the position title. Louisiana Department of State Civil Service: Job Information and Test Finder

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans – Benefits 

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Ora Jones
LSU Health Sciences Center
HR Management Department
504.568.7378