Job Description

　　Make a difference every single day at Cedars-Sinai!

　　When the work you do every day has an influential impact on the lives of others, every effort, detail, and second matters!

　　Why work here?

　　The shared value of happiness, drive and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using advanced facilities, you’ll have everything you'll need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.

　　What will you be doing in this role?

　　As a Nursing Communications Technician (NCT), you will coordinate the administrative functions for the inpatient nursing department, or major unit. Working in collaboration with other departments to maintain adequate supplies and tracks status of equipment repairs.

　　Greets all visitors and assumes responsibility for responding to customer requests.

　　Respond to simple requests upon checking with the RN like passing water, situating or ensuring that the phone is within reach, assist with getting blankets, and other similar activities.

　　Performs all clerical/administrative functions vital to process and maintain medical records. Responsible for assisting with inventory control of operational and unit specific forms, medical record forms, and office supplies

　　Enters patient information into the call light system and assigns locators and pagers, and routes requests to staff

　　Demonstrates effective communication and customer service skills with patients, family members, physicians, and other medical center departments

　　Responsible for greeting and orienting new staff to be a resource, especially to new RNs and staff floating from other department

　　Performs a broad range of administrative activities or tasks specific to the unit needs

　　Acts as a receptionist for the unit, answering and relaying calls, accepting and relaying other communications

　　Qualifications

　　Qualifications:

　　High School Diploma/GED: Required

　　2 years in a medical setting or successful completion of an approved course in hospital clerical responsibilities: Required

　　Knowledge of medical terminology: Preferred

　　About Us

　　Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

　　About the Team

　　Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

　　Req ID : HRC1471361

　　Working Title : Nursing Communications Technician - Labor & Delivery - 12-Hour - Full Time Nights

　　Department : Labor and Delivery

　　Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

　　Job Category : Administrative

　　Job Specialty : Administrative

　　Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

　　Primary Shift : Night

　　Shift Duration : 12 hour

　　Base Pay : $20.98 - $33.57

　　Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.