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
Req ID : 4113
Working Title : Nursing Communication Tech - General Surgical Unit - 12 Hour Days
Department : General Surgical Unit
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Administrative
Job Specialty : Administrative
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 12 hour
Base Pay : $21.44 - $34.30
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity 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. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)
