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Form of work- Permanent Ongoing Opportunity
- Based at The Alfred
- Great Staff Benefits!
Alfred Health
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- Permanent Opportunity
- Part-Time and Full time positions available
- Monday to Sunday, Day and evening shifts available
- Administrative Worker Grade 1 - HS1
- Great Staff Benefits!
The Department
Alfred ICU is a university attached quaternary referral centre, providing State Service for heart and lung transplantation (including paediatric lung transplantation), artificial heart technology, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), burns and hyperbaric medicine. It also provides Victoria’s Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hyperextension Services. Internationally renowned, The Alfred ICU provides specialist career pathways and endless career opportunities. The Intensive Care Unit is a state-of-the-art facility with 61 beds, admitting more than 3,000 patients a year.
What you'll be doing!
The team at The Alfred Hospital is looking for someone with excellent customer service and patient focus to join their team. You will join our dynamic and passionate team in the position of Ward Clerk located our state of the art Intensive Care Unit.
You will be responsible for the coordination of communication, patient services and clerical functions as directed by the Nurse Manager. Your goal is to promote and maintain good customer relations with patients, visitors, and other hospital staff.
About you!
Customer relations and excellent communication skills are essential to this role. You will ensure all patients, visitors and work colleagues and a variety of health professionals are provided with guidance and accurate information pertaining to the ward environment.
Experience with managing telephones and reception is essential. Excellent clerical and computer skills and the ability to multi-task are core skills required. Completion of a medical terminology course or experience working with medical terminology would be favourable.
Experience and Skills Required
Essential
- Current and satisfactory Police Check
- Current and satisfactory Working with Children Check
Desirable
- Good communication skills
- Proficient in MS Office
- Good telephone skills
- Ability to problem-solve
What can WE offer YOU?
- Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
- Onsite child care services, payroll deductible expense
- Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
- Modern onsite library faculties, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
- Access to health and wellbeing incentives
- Discounted health insurance
Enquiries to Annabelle Maclure on icuworkforce@alfred.org.au or on 9076 0700
Applications close at 11pm on Monday the 11th of March, 2024
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in accordance with the Vaccination of Health Care Workers (COVID-19) Directions - Health Services. All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza. This is in accordance with the Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers (Influenza Vaccine) Directions - Health Services Establishments for influenza.
Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au
