Medical Typist

**About the role

To effectively provide an efficient and accurate administrative service through the timely provision of medical transcription and typing services, along with a range of valuable support duties as directed as part of the administrative team within the Cardiothoracic Surgery Program.
Successful applicants will be required to provide confidential, efficient and effective client focused administrative support to specialist Consultants, Staff and Patients who utilise the various clinical and non-clinical services within The Prince Charles Hospital.

About you

Communicate with medical and other staff to ensure delivery of the dictated transcripts within prescribed time requirements.
To provide administrative support within the Cardiothoracic Surgery program - filing, updating patient information on HBCIS and other databases as required and referral processing as directed.
Provide effective and flexible administrative support by delivering reception, booking service and office administrative services utilising contemporary office equipment and software packages specific to TPCH eg: HBCIS, ESM, Smart Referrals, QFlow, CCI, Inteleconnect, The Viewer, Outlook and various Microsoft office suite programs.
Complete functions associated with the waitlisting of patients, bookings for procedures / appointments, managing procedure / appointment cancellations, rescheduling and removals from the waiting list using the relevant information systems in a timely manner.
Obtain knowledge and skill in the administrative roles of other administrative staff within the program and provide assistance within this team structure, working across roles as required, prioritising tasks and ensuring work is accurate and completed within designated timeframes.
Ability to work as an efficient team member and function effectively with mínimal supervision, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines within a changing work environment.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for us

Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

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