Patient Services Assistant

Job Requisition ID: 5603
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Cranbourne, VIC, AU, 3977
- Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
- Posting Date: 26 Aug 2025

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**Welcome to Cranbourne Community Hospital**
The **Cranbourne Community Hospital** is a modern, purpose-built facility designed to deliver high-quality healthcare closer to home for the local community. It provides a wide range of services including urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions, day surgery, specialist consultations, chronic disease management, and community health programs. By reducing demand on larger hospitals, it plays a vital role in ensuring timely, accessible, and patient-focused care for Cranbourne and surrounding suburbs.

**About the Role**:
Join our team as a Patient Services Assistant (PSA) on part-time basis to work at the new Cranbourne Community Hospital.

Being part of the Support Services team and reporting to the General Services Manager, PSAs play a vital role in supporting clinical team in the delivery of patient care. PSAs do a range of tasks including, but not limited to, cleaning, patient transfers, and equipment handling. Working as part of a team and on their own, PSAs are responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness, safety, and patient support across the hospital.

Key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

- Daily ward cleaning, discharge room cleans, and unscheduled cleans
- Patient transfers using equipment such as hoists, slides, bed movers and wheelchairs
- Ensuring adherence to infection prevention protocols at all times.
- Bed making and discharge cleans
- Patient discharge assistance
- Ward equipment, cleaning and transferring
- Supporting clinical staff with patient care tasks as directed
- Physical work including lifting and manual handling

We currently have the following opportunity available in Theatre:
**Days**: Monday - Friday

**Hours**: 12:00 - 6:00 pm

**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 55 hours

**About You**:
To ensure your success in this role, you will bring experience in patient services within a hospital, aged care or commercial cleaning setting with strong demonstrated knowledge of infection control and hygiene practices. You will have a passion for patient care and approach patients with respect and empathy. You are a reliable and punctual team member with great verbal and written communication skills; as well as intermediate computer skills. Whether you work independently or as part of a team; you always follow manual handling, safety protocols, and procedural instructions.

You will also hold the following certificates:

- Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (required)
- Food Handlers Certificate - Level 1 (required)

**In Return**:
As a PSA, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care while working within a supportive and inclusive team culture. Monash Health offers ongoing opportunities for professional development and leadership training. PSAs benefit from job stability within Victoria’s largest public health service, along with clear career pathways across support services. As a Monash Health employee you will enjoy a variety of benefits, such as:

- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- Novated leasing for vehicle options
- Full-time employees accrue 5 week’s annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Free annual flu vaccinations
- Uniform and laundry allowance

**About Us**:
The Support Services team is a collaborative and dedicated group that plays a crucial role in maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Our culture is built on respect, compassion, and excellence, and we are committed to continuous improvement and professional development.

Meet Jeanette McCaughan, Team Leader of Support Services at Monash Health, and learn about the vital role of our General and Environmental Services teams.

We’re proud of how our Support Services teams contribute to a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for patients and staff.

Watch now to discover the rewarding opportunities in our General and Environmental Services team.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Rucha on 03 7511 1186.

**Position Description can be found**here**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standar