Administrative Officer

Job Requisition ID: 2211- Legal Entity: Monash Health- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168- Employment Type: Part Time- Posting Date: 23 Aug 2024

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

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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

**About the Role - Adminstration Officer (Ward Clerk) - Ward 41 General Medicine**

Join our team as a Ward Clerk on a permanent part time basis (32 hours per fortnight).

Ward 41 is a General Medicine Ward at Monash Medical Centre Clayton.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Ward Clerk to join our dynamic team. You will be the first point of contact for patients and visitors both over the phone and face to face. On accepting this role, you will fast become an integral member of a cohesive team, working closely alongside nursing, medical and allied health staff as well as becoming a point of call for PSAs.

**About Us**

Our General Medical ward at Clayton, Ward 41 provide holistic care to General Medicine patients and can accommodate up to 36 beds. Patients come to us with a wide variety of acute medical problems and we work with our large multidisciplinary team to ensure they can be safely discharged to a variety of settings including home, other health and aged care services.

**A Day in the Life**

Our General Medical ward is a fast paced unit where your experience will be highly utilised and you will become an integral part of our team. Our patients are often acutely unwell, with complex health concerns, and as a team we pride ourselves on the high quality care we are able to provide. Now is an exciting time to join us in General Medicine, with a number of new initiatives beginning on our ward. With our ongoing focus on health and wellbeing for our patients as well as our amazing team including Pet Therapy and our Wellbeing Café as a space for staff to relax and recharge in.

**About You**

You are a proactive, experienced healthcare administrator who enjoys a fast paced environment and can work effectively working alongside a multidisciplinary team. Prioritising comes naturally to you and being in a hospital environment you exhibit integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. As an accomplished Ward Clerk dedicated to patient and family centred care, your key responsibilities are:

- Ward Clerk duties as described in Monash Health position description
- Assistance in stores management - ordering, stocktake, re-stocking
- Support and take direction from the Associate Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager
- The ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment
- Excellent customer services skills and ability to remain calm and helpful in a challenging or changing environment
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Enthusiasm, compassion & the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary health team
- Have a passion for and are able to learn new systems and processes quickly
- Being a team player
- A positive approach to a frequently changing environment

**Please note this role does have fixed shifts and you must be able to work**:
Week 1: Thursdays 07:30am to 04:00pm, Friday 02:00pm to 08:30pm

Week 2: Thursday 02:00pm to 08:30pm, Saturday 02:00pm to 08:30pm and Sunday 02:00pm to 08:30pm.

**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
- Gree 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 recognize 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 iCare values.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further,** **please call Vivian Le on 0408 688 892.

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness,