Ward Clerk - Permanent Pt Saturday & Sunday - Royal Hospital For Women

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 2
Remuneration: $31.21 - $32.24 per hour plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ490867What you'll be doingThe vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘ exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.The primary purpose of the Ward Clerk role is to provide efficient front line customer service for the Newborn Care Centre after hours, ensuring both accurate recording of patient information in administrative systems and timely processing of paper-based medical records.This is a front facing position position and liaising directly the parents and consumers.

• Ensuring that admissions, transfers and discharges are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Checking and updating patient details (e.g. Address, Medicare, person to contact, GP etc) for every patient in the ward.
• Liaising with iPM support staff when errors are detected in the system to have them corrected.
• Keeping up with evolving changes and upgrades to patient information systems.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.All Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidatesWe welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:Selection Criteria: * Demonstrated experience in reception and administrative tasks with customer focused approach to service delivery.

• Proven effective communication and liaison skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to problem solve.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team structure in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer systems and databases.
• Proven effective interpersonal skills.
• An understanding of and commitment to patient information and confidentiality.
• Proven flexibility and reliability.

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For role related queries or questions contact Anna Scott-Murphy on anna.scottmurphy@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 10 June 2024