Ward Clerk

Reference Number
- 64555
- Employment Type
- Part Time Ongoing
- Entity
- Monash Health
- Department
- Unit 3
- Location
- Dandenong Hospital
- Position Summary

**Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful**

**Our Journey**

Unit 3 is a 20 bedded older adult's acute unit based at the Dandenong Hospital. The inpatient facility provides acute care and treatment and intervention for older people (65 years and over) with mental illness and behaviours associated with dementia and cannot be managed either in their homes or in aged care. Unit 3 offers a multidisciplinary and a holistic approach to the caring, treatment interventions, and support of those patients who are most vulnerable. The team is composed of, Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Registrars, Neuro and Clinical Psychology, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatric Enrolled Nurses, Social Work, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and Psychiatric Service Officer. The team takes pride in delivering a comprehensive model of care that integrates both physical and mental health aspects.

**A Day in the Life**:

- Greeting and redirecting patients and visitors in a pleasant manner
- Answering and screening telephone calls for the unit
- Relaying messages in an efficient and effective manner
- Organising patient admission processes, ensuring patient information is entered and maintained on IPM and CMI
- Perform clerical duties including word processing, photocopying, faxing, filing and shredding confidential information maintaining medical records as per professional and legal standards
- Organise maintenance and repair requests
- Transport booking, faxing discharge summary, medication lists

**About You**:

- You enjoy working as part of a dynamic team
- You are enthusiastic and keen to grow in a supportive and rewarding environment.
- You are kind, compassionate and enjoy helping

**What you need**:

- Current working with childrens and a valid police check

**In Return**:

- Job satisfaction and fulfilment
- An opportunity to help people and make a differences in patients lives
- Be part of an amazing team
- For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Esther Deceiving on 0436 024 432_

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

In 2022 Monash Health was nominated by LinkedIn as one of the top 25 organisations in Australia to grow your career. Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values:
**How to Apply**

**Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).