Ward Clerk

**Title**:Ward Clerk

**Location**:Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151**Job Posting Date**:15 Oct 2024Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you

**Ward Clerk**
- Permanent Part Time (16 hours per week) or Casual
- Peter James Centre, Centre Ward
- Provide and promote customer service focused, clerical and reception related services

**Eastern Health**
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan - which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.**About the role**
- Centre Ward is a 32 bed unit with both Geriatric Evaluation & Managment as well as Rehabilitation patients. The Ward Clerk provides clerical assistance to the NUM or relevant clinical staff to enable the smooth operation of the ward. Performing patient related clerical duties, maintaining medical records and communicating effectively and courteously at all times with patients, relatives and hospital staff are all vital aspects of this role.**About you**
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Computer competent; with excellent working knowledge of Patient Management Systems,
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Advanced telephone skills and clerical skills
- Ability to provide quality customer service in a friendly and professional manner
- Demonstrated high level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated organisation and time management skills
- To have an interest in working in a patient centred environment
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to work within deadlines
- High degree of flexibility.
- Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.**What we offer**
- Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**- **Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
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