Job Category: Clerical/AdministrativeJob Specialty: Administrative AssistantPosition Type: Regular-F/TShift Length: 8hrHours: 9:30am - 6pm Days: Monday - FridayShift Type: DayWeekends: None Job Description: Recognized nationwide for delivering innovative, leading-edge patient care, Cedars-Sinai is an independent, not-for-profit, academic health system. Cedars-Sinai offers a dynamic patient care, research and teaching and community service environment. Cedars-Sinai Health System includes Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group, Cedars-Sinai Health Associates and the Burns and Allen Research Institute.Leading edge, high quality patient care is our cornerstone, as reflected in our outstanding clinical outcomes. We offer nearly every clinical service available in an acute care setting with some of the finest health care professionals in the country.Among recent awards and rankings we have received:-Cedars-Sinai is proud to be ranked as one of Americas top hospitals in U.S. News & World Reports 2008 Honor Roll.-For 20 consecutive years, CSMC has been named Los Angeles Most Preferred Hospital for All Health Needs in the National Research Councils independent survey of consumers.-Cedars-Sinai was named one of the top five hospitals in the nation and the only one in the western United States for delivering high quality, safe and exceptional patient care according to an analysis by University Healthcare Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nations top academic medical centers.-One of only seven hospitals in California to receive Magnet Excellence in Nursing designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the only California hospital to receive this designation for a third consecutive time in 2008.Cedars-Sinais strength is in our people and their contributions, as individuals and as collaborative team members. Summary of Essential Job Duties:Main duties include, but are not limited to, schedule; obtain clinical information and screen for exam appropriateness; obtain referring md orders; obtain lab results and history & physicals; coordinate anesthesia and recovery; provide exam related information; document scan incoming orders; other duties as assigned.Educational Requirements:- Minimum two years college; BA in psycho/social, marketing disciplines preferred.Experience:- Three years experience in sales and marketing highly desirable.- At least two years experience in a fast paced and complex environment where critical thinking skills are necessary.- One or more years of Imaging scheduling experience preferred.- Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with physicians, nurses, technologists, patients and other customers.- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, ability to prioritize and organize work, and complete assignments timely and accurately.- Strong PC experience.- 45-50 wpm.- Knowledge of managed care, capitation, medi-cal, indemnity and other payers preferred.- Comparable experience will be considered. Education and Work Experience Preferences: Educational Requirements:-Minimum two years college; BA in psycho/social, marketing disciplines preferred.Experience:- Three years experience in sales and marketing highly desirable.- At least two years experience in a fast paced and complex environment where critical thinking skills are necessary.- One or more years of Imaging scheduling experience preferred.- Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with physicians, nurses, technologists, patients and other customers.- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, ability to prioritize and organize work, and complete assignments timely and accurately.- Strong PC experience.- 45-50 wpm.- Knowledge of managed care, capitation, medi-cal, indemnity and other payers preferred.- Comparable experience will be considered.