Medical Receptionist/typist

**Medical Receptionist/ Typist**
- Part-time - 3 days per week
- St Vincent’s Private - Kew location - close to home
- Be upskilled in Gentu Medical Software
- Learn from the best - Work/lifestyle balance

This is a role in that you will be able to display your great patient care skills along with your attention to detail and IT savviness.

**About the role**

We are looking for a friendly and proactive medical receptionist with good typing skills to join our surgical practice on a permanent part-time basis. Previous experience in medical reception/administration is essential for this role.

You will provide administrative and reception support to our Surgeon and patients. An important aspect to this role is the audiotyping of letters, to be sent out with a fast turnaround.

The role will be based at our rooms (within St Vincent Private Hospital) and is 3 days per week.

**Key duties and responsibilities**:

- Assist with managing consulting sessions, meet and greet
- Answering the practice phone in a professional, caring and warm manner
- Manage appointment diary and referrals
- Administrative duties as required (e.g. scanning, faxing, send/receive correspondence, monitoring patient inquiries)
- Audiotyping letters
- Flexibility to cover staff annual and sick leave

**Skills and experience**
- Strong computer/IT (including troubleshooting) skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- One to two years minimum experience as a Medical Receptionist in a similar environment; experience in Specialist rooms is advantageous but not essential, if you have GP experience please apply
- Experience liaising with Surgeons, staff, and allied health professionals and patients (warm and respectful manner when interacting with staff, patients, and all medical professionals)
- Prior experience with medical software (Gentu favourable)
- Typing speed (minimum 70-80 words per minute)
- Your patient care skills are only second to your attention to detail skills
- Experience and ability to meet deadlines - fast turnaround of letters - 24 hours optimum
- Overtime may be required once or twice per month if the surgeon finishes consulting after 5pm so that all letters are typed and sent out on the day
- You will be reporting to our Practice Manager who will support and guide you in this role.

**Working Days**

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

**Working Hours**:
8:30am till 5:00pm

1 x Thursday a month, twilight session till 8pm.

It is a practice requirement that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and you will be asked for your vaccination certificate during the Recruitment process.

For further updates follow our Instagram page: RecruitmentatRWS.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24-28 per week

**Salary**: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplementary Pay:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- Medical admin: 1 year (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)