Medical Imaging Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan Job type: Not provided Organisation: Monash Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Health and Allied Health, Research Reference: 55647 We are looking for a Medical Imaging Assistant interested in providing "out of hours" operational support to the Casey Hospital Monash Imaging Department. The MIT Assistant is responsible for patient transport, patient care, quality control, infection control and relevant clerical duties. **Acknowledging the vital role they play in providing healthcare to our community, Monash Health proudly supports the WHO 2021 International Year of Health and Care Workers.** **About Monash Health** Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service. We are proud to provide healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire life-span from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 18,000 employees work at over 40 care locations across south eastern Melbourne, including Monash Medical Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Kingston Centre, Cranbourne Centre, and an extensive network of rehabilitation, aged care, community health and mental health facilities. **Monash Health Imaging** Imaging at Monash Health incorporates a full range of services including CT, US, MRI, DEXA, PET, Nuclear Medicine, X-Ray, Lithotripsy, OPG, Mammography, Fluoroscopy and Interventional and Therapeutic imaging services at the Monash Medical Centre - Clayton; Monash Children’s Hospital, Clayton; Dandenong Hospital, Dandenong; Casey Hospital, Berwick; Moorabbin Hospital, Bentleigh East, Kingston Centre, Cheltenham and the Pakenham Health Centre, Pakenham. Imaging also supports the Monash University Biomedical Imaging site including MRI and PET MRI. The service provides over 365,000 imaging examinations per year across all sites, currently employs approximately 500 EFT and has a gross operating budget in excess of $100M. The Imaging program clearly defines its mission as the delivery of leading edge, evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services and research and education that meets the needs of our community and employees. Our proposed vision is to relentlessly pursue excellence and be a beacon within imaging and be the prime provider and destination of choice for our community, referrers, researchers, educational institutions, employees and students. **About You** You are a dynamic individual who is passionate about making a positive contribution to the health of your patients. Described as enthusiastic and motivated to perform at your best every day, you demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You can also demonstrate: - Your dedication to safe best practice and quality care - An unwavering commitment to delivering patient centred care - Enthusiasm and a positive attitude to your work, compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team - Motivation to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence **What you need**: - Relevant qualifications. i.e. - Certificate III in Health Services Assistance **How to Apply** Monash Health recognises 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. 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.