Ward Clerk

**Company Description**
Epworth HealthCare is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia’s health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients.

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

In this permanent part time role, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure efficient unit opperations and excellence in customer service to all patients, visitors, medical staff and unit staff. Providing care to patients with various illnesses or injuries; the Unit has a friendly and dynamic team energy. You will report into the Nurse Unit Manager.

**You will make an impact by**:

- Supporting the nursing team with smooth and efficient administration management.
- Supporting the Nurse Unit Manager with team administration requirements
- Managing medical records.
- Timely management of the patient management system for patient flow (admissions, discharges, etc).

**To be successful in this role**:
You will bring your communication and interpersonal skills along with your excellent organisational and time management skills and preferably previous clerical/administration experience in a hospital environment.

You will have:

- Previous medical administration experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience with patient information systems
- Excellent customer service skills

Position Description Inherent Requirement

**About Epworth Richmond**

Epworth Richmond is a rapidly growing, fast-paced and dynamic teaching hospital where you will work alongside highly skilled practitioners in all areas. You will challenge your skills, broaden your experience, and grow your expertise through exposure to a wide range of clinical specialties, treatment options and the latest in technology. Epworth will support you to provide the best possible care to our patients by continually investing in your education, better facilities, and technologies.
**Additional Information**
It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

- Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

**Enquire/ Apply**
- As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you)._
- At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all - across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care._