Admin Nurse

Sequoia Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, CA seeks an Administrative Nurse to blend clinical expertise with administrative excellence, driving efficiency and ensuring quality patient care coordination.

You will manage administrative duties, support operations, and contribute to policy adherence in a fast-paced healthcare setting, requiring strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED upon hire.
• One year medical clerical experience or hospital training program completed.
• Medical Terminology course completed or exam passed.
• Registered Nurse license in CA upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, visitors, staff and physicians promptly and courteously.
• Answer phones, route calls, and take messages; maintain timely follow-up.
• Relays messages and opens/delivers mail as appropriate.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment.
• Provides clerical support and transcribes physician orders into the computer.

Skills

Administrative duties

Organizational skills

Education

High School Graduate

High School GED

Medical Terminology course

Registered Nurse license (CA)

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Administrative Nurse, you will merge your clinical expertise with administrative excellence, driving efficiency and ensuring quality patient care coordination. Every day, you will manage administrative duties, leverage clinical knowledge for operational support, and contribute to process improvements and policy adherence in our dynamic healthcare setting. To be successful in this role, you will blend clinical proficiency with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach, fostering a highly functional and patient-centered environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate. Screens individuals by requesting to see identification or visitor pass.
• Answers telephones using name and department. Screens calls appropriately and refers callers to the correct staff member, patient, department, and/or resource in a timely manner. Makes every attempt to answer phones within three rings. Monitors time individuals may be on hold and reassures them that their calls have not been forgotten. Takes clear, accurate, concise phone messages. Consistently available to answer phones. Seeks coverage when away from the work area.
• Relays messages in a timely manner, opens and delivers mail as appropriate.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment.
• Provides clerical support within the department. Transcribes physician's orders and enters them into the computer for implementation and ancillary department follow through.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• One year medical clerical experience orsuccessful completion of a hospitaltraining program., upon hire and
• Successful completion of aMedical Terminology course as required/or successful completion of a MedicalTerminology test., upon hire
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire