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Emergency Dept Nursing Assistant- Night Shift

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 9 days ago

    Highlights

    They must maintain a clean and orderly work station as well as maintaining adequate supplies, patient records, obtains previous patient visit records and EKG's, tracks and follows up in a timely fashion with addendum to medical records and performs duties as appropriate. The EDA will answer and relay physician, patient and other department telephone calls, accepts and relays communications via FAX and in person.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLos Angeles, CA
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Websitehttp://www.cedars-sinai.org

    Description

    Job Description

    The Emergency Department Assistant (EDA) acts as the department receptionist. The EDA will answer and relay physician, patient and other department telephone calls, accepts and relays communications via FAX and in person. They must maintain a clean and orderly work station as well as maintaining adequate supplies, patient records, obtains previous patient visit records and EKG's, tracks and follows up in a timely fashion with addendum to medical records and performs duties as appropriate. They must maintain competency skills including the ability to interact with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds and ages. This role will support the Emergency Department during the night shift and on alternating weekends.

    Qualifications

    Education

    • High School Diploma/GED - minimum

    Experience

    • No experience required - minimum
    • 2 years experience in a medical clerical setting or successful completion of an approved course in hospital clerical responsibilities - preferred
    • Experience managing high-volume phone traffic preferred

    Licenses and Certifications

    • No license or certification required

    About Company

    Cedars Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, and it is the largest private academic medical center in the Western United States. The Cedars Sinai main campus, which encompasses nearly 24 acres, is located at the point where the cities of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood meet. Cedars Sinai has been recognized annually by U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 best hospitals in the U.S. The institution most recently placed No. 7 among a select group of 20 Honor Roll hospitals and ranked nationally in a dozen specialties. In addition, Cedars Sinai ranked No. 3 in California and No. 2 in the Los Angeles metro area.

    Within Cedars Sinai, the Institute for Research on Health Aging conducts multi-disciplinary research that prioritizes the prevention of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disease, and cancer. Our focus is on translating new research discoveries into pragmatic interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging across diverse populations. Our approach involves human physiology, cohort, and clinical trial studies and our team includes established experts in population, clinical, translational, basic, and data science.

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