Job Description
Align yourself with an organization that has a reputation for excellence. Cedars-Sinai was awarded the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company’s Workplace of the Year! We offer an outstanding benefits package, including healthcare, paid time off and a 403(b). Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals.
What you be doing in this role:
The Patient Liaison is responsible for providing efficient, personalized high-level services to patients to facilitate access to all institutional clinical services and ensure a positive patient experience. This individual serves as a designated patient navigator for patients ensuring timely access to services and providing information and resources to patients. The Patient Liaison researches and stays current on Cedars-Sinai specialty services and provides that information to the patient, assists with medical record requests, pre-admission paperwork, appointment/test/procedure scheduling and follow-up, and provides beneficial personalized high-level concierge services to ensure patient satisfaction. The individual must understand and demonstrate cultural sensitivity:
- Serves as liaison between Cedars-Sinai specialty programs and patients
- Provides patients with details on their care plans, ensures timely scheduling of clinical appointments and arranges for all non-patient care services.
- Accompanies patients to appointments and visits patients while in the hospital and provides assistance in navigating CSMC systems and processes
- Ensures that all non-clinical needs are being arranged/met
- Manages the post discharge process for patients, including but not limited to, ensuring patients receive copies of medical reports, physician instructions and discharge prescriptions
Qualifications
Requirements:
High school diploma/GED required. Bachelor's degree in hospitality or a related major preferred.
A minimum of 2 years' experience functioning in a concierge/liaison role or equivalent required.
Why work here?
We take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.
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)