ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT II/PT

This position provides administrative support for the Standardized Patient/Simulation Center within the College of Medicine. This position plays a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of simulation-based learning experiences for students. Duties are broad, varied and complex, requiring a high degree of autonomy.

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to three years.
Experience with Microsoft Word.
Customer service experience.
Organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to project a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Familiarity with SAP and Microsoft 365.
Prior experience in healthcare of medical simulation setting.

Serves as primary administrative support for the Standardized Patient (SP)/Simulation Center within the College of Medicine.
Assists with program logistics, including but not limited to the coordination of daily simulation operations, activities, and occasional events.
Supports simulation room setup and tear down and maintains cleanliness and order in shared areas including laundering linens.
Monitors and maintains supply levels across exam rooms and student stations, ensuring each area is properly stocked with medical supplies and instructional materials, ordering additional supplies when necessary.
Updates signage and training materials and assembles packets for SP training sessions.
Maintains laptops used during simulations, ensuring connectivity with Microsoft Teams, and performing necessary updates and maintenance.
Assists with updating and validating time-tracking data and other documentation required for session evaluations and program operation.
Supports SP training and session readiness by distributing photos, session schedules, and equipment as outlined in program procedures.
Monitors SP job applications on the CMU’s website and prepares materials for new hires.
Performs other duties as assigned.

None.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before Thursday, July 23rd, 2026.

Administrative Office Assistant

Minimum Starting Rate: $16.60 per hour

Academic Affairs

College of Medicine

Regular

Part-Time

0.50

12 month

Typical work hours will be between 8:00am-5:00pm

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.