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Form of work Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Closing on: Mar 25 2023
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Position Description
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Patient Services Assistant (PSA)
Join one of Australia’s leading health, community and aged care providers
Part Time and casual positions available; Health care students are encouraged to apply for casual positions
Work in an environment that is supportive, flexible and patient focused
Key to providing holistic care to the patients of Calvary
Excellent salary packaging options available
About the role
As a PSA for Calvary, you will be instrumental in covering off on a range of tasks to support our patients reach optimal health outcomes. This includes assisting with a range of ancillary duties, manual handling assistance, working with patients and your colleagues to assist with the running of our 24 hour, 7 day a week service.
Key duties include:
Manual Handling of patients and equipment
Transporting patients within the hospital grounds
Assisting with various housekeeping tasks
Supportive call bell responding, providing patient discharge assistance
What you bring
Flexibility
Exemplary customer service skills and empathy for patients and their loved ones
Exposure to the health care setting
Ability to respect and maintain patient confidentiality
Ability to perform physical duties including medium strength manual handling
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Good verbal communication skills
Exercise judgement and initiative in the day to day execution of their own work
Ability to maintain a professional appearance at all times
Ability to work with a wide variety of people
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter.
Join our team, learn with purpose and drive positive impact in one of Australia’s largest healthcare providers across Public and Private Hospitals, Residential Aged Care and Home Care.
With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
Paid parental leave
Training, development pathways and career opportunities
Flexible hours that make sense for you
Apply now to start your career in an organisation that is making a positive difference in the community.
Please note the following:
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
Calvary has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all workers. You will also be required to provide evidence of other immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella.
