Administration Officer

• Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Penola War Memorial Hospital
• Salary: ASO2 $57,842 - $62,221 p.a. (pro-rata)
• Temp F/T position working up to 27/6/2025 (part-time hours to be considered shared across two part-time positions)

Overview

Working as a member of the friendly and professional team at Penola War Memorial Hospital, you will carry out a range of responsive quality customer services and provide support to administration staff as required. Providing a friendly, courteous and professional first point of contact, you will respond to telephone calls and counter presentations by patients, visitors and staff. You will respond to routine patient enquiries in consultation with nursing, medical and clerical staff to ensure appropriate information is conveyed or enquiries are suitably redirected. As part of your role, you will help to manage and maintain general and medical records. This will include maintaining patient records, generating patient identification labels, and filing documents for the Medical Records Department. You will act as a resource and provide general assistance to clinical staff, visitors and patients regarding hospital services, booking transport and booking outpatient appointments.

You will have prior experience in a clerical/reception role within a hospital environment, using hospital computing systems and database applications. You will be capable of determining priorities, organising workloads and meeting deadlines. A team player with a flexible approach, you must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of clients, members of the community, health service staff and staff from other agencies. Your excellent customer service skills will equip you to relate to people from different cultures, backgrounds and circumstances.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

In addition to the annual salary package we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN

For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided below. Job ref: 859606

Application Closing Date

19 March 2024 - 2 week close - 11.55PM

Attachments

859606 - Administration Officer.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines