Ward Clerk

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 59227
- Health care Administration, great perks
- Part Time role at Monash Health McCulloch House
- Work as part of the Palliative Care Team

**The position is part time ongoing, 2 days a week; 08.00 - 16.30, Tuesday and Thursday.**

**About Us**:
McCulloch House is a 16-bed inpatient unit based at Clayton. The team works closely with all facets of Monash Health services, from inpatient wards to our Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Consultant Service to Hospital in the Home and Community Palliative Care. Our innovative Palliative Care team looks to the future to offer our patients a wide variety of care options suitable to their needs.

We are looking for a clerical team member who works under the supervision and delegation of the Nurse Manager. Create an excellent first impression of Monash Health by providing a friendly, courteous and professional greeting to all visitors to McCulloch House either by telephone or in person, and to support them in relation to the purpose for their contact and/or visit.

**What You Bring**:
Are you a Clerical staff member wanting to work in a dynamic and supportive team; focused on delivering quality care? Displaying a positive mindset to deliver patient centred care, you are a person who is focused on seeking opportunities to improve the patient experience through your capability framework.

You are a proactive, experienced health care administrator who enjoys a fast paced environment and can work effectively in an autonomous role. Prioritising comes naturally to you and being in a hospital environment you exhibit integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

**What you need**:

- Previous experience in a similar role is required
- Certificate in Health Administration preferable but not necessary
- Familiarity with Medical Terminology
- Well-developed interpersonal, written and verbal skills
- Demonstrated ability to complete tasks in timely manner
- Respect for the ability to maintain and safeguard confidentiality.
- Ability to manage self and prioritise tasks
- Able to effectively communicate with staff patients and families
- Knowledge in Medical Record administration
- Knowledge of Patient Flow Manager functions (PFM)
- Australian working rights

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

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu 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 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and we are 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**

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.