dental assistant

administrative associate

medical assistant

medical office assistant

administrative assistant

Western University of Health Sciences

I Love working with the medical students by helping them find rotations for third and fourth year.  Very gratifying when they become Doctors!  Instruct students with completing applications, send paperwork to sites, and keep track of each students'  immunizations, certificates, boards and other compliance requirements for each site.  Keep track of hospitals/preceptors schedules and arrange setting up rotations.  Average day we received anywhere from 50 to 150 messages (through a ticketing system) from sites and students with questions, concerns or schedule updates. With approximately 220 students per grade, the paperwork and communication is none stop.

Not a bad place to work - money's good, paid time off is exceptional, benefits are average to above average.

Most of the people are nice, and enthusiastic about what they do. But a few of the "higher-ups" around Dean/Chairman level are terrible managers, either because of incompetence or people skills that would make an autistic look like an expert politician. Problem is that they are in the positions of power in the school, so it's sometimes hard to avoid dealing with them. School politics aren't bad at lower levels, though, and faculty genuinely seem to want to work together (or at the very least don't actively sabotage other faculty). Human resources seems a bit disorganized, too, and faculty support services (purchasing, facilities) can be slow at times, but overall they're not much worse than other uni's I've worked in.

Great the day and constituents with an attitude of appreciation and opportunity to discover the brilliance the environment has to offer.

Management is a professional environment that allows for resourcefulness and accountability of the employee while providing a sense of mentorship when needed.

The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with creative minds and finding abilities and opportunities of personal growth.

The hardest part of the job is leaving!

I love working at WesternU. There are a lot of ways to shine and opportunities to learn and grow. I have been at WesternU for more than two years and look forward to many more. The people are warm and welcoming to diverse groups both in terms of background and thought. WesternU's mission to serve and teach with compassion and to reach out to vulnerable communities makes me feel that I am working for a powerful purpose and makes me want to achieve as much as possible for the institution and for society.

What is the best part of working at the company?
benefits, vacation days, and winter holidays.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The management - it had completely gone down the drain. Too many cheifs and nothing ever gets done. They talk about making changes but nothing ever happens. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It used to be great but now my department is highly micromanaged. I worked at Institutional Research and Effectiveness. The current manager is highly incompetent and is extremely micromanaging.

When I first started working here the founding president was still around. Since then there has been many regime changes and culture in the school fell apart. It seemed like they were promoting unqualified people to management positions. If you weren't park of the "good ol' boys club", good luck getting promoted And rarely approved any outside training unless it was free by the manufacturer. And the department that I worked in the manager destroyed  the whole department. Expecting the leftover employees to pick up the slack of many unfilled positions. 

a typical work day includes processing and assisting students with their financial aid requirements.
I have gained strong organizational skills and experience in the development and implementation of policy and procedures for all types of federal and institutional aid.
I have a diverse office where co-workers bring specific skills sets that help the team as a whole.
The hardest part of the job is the long hours required during key processing time.
The most enjoyable part of the job is assisting students

There were no typical days because of the variety of patients that come in to a Veterinary College and the variety of students,\.
I had a wonderful opportunity to teach venipuncture/lab procedures on a regular basis.
I also taught client interaction/empathy.
Most of the other medical procedures that were taught such as EKG's were pretty much the same as human medicine. That is one of the reasons after 20 years in veterinary medicine that I was intrigued to get into human medicine.

I have had the opportunity to work at WesternU for over 3 years. The faculty, staff and students have a positive attitude and make the overall working environment pleasant. The campus is green and lush. Almost everyone you pass will smile, say hello and ask how you are. It is an upbeat environment that always encourages you to be your best.

No room for advancwmwnt. No budget for career development even though the professors/doctors/deans get paid to maintain their career advancement. They expext the aupport staff and admin to do 3 or 4 jobs but you only get paid for one and lower than the average for LA county. The benefits were good and there was PTO offered, getting approval to take it wasnt always easy th hou gh h.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Dental assistant 2 salaries reported	$21.68 per hour
Administrative associate 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour
Medical assistant 1 salary reported	$22.00 per hour
Medical office assistant 2 salaries reported	$22.25 per hour
Administrative assistant 2 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour

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