Prosthetic and Project Officer

Employment Term: Permanent Full Time opportunity
- Location: Buderim, Sunshine Coast
- Remuneration: $39.05 phr + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at Buderim Private Hospital as a Prosthetic and Project Officer, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast that’s 40 years in the making, Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart.- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum- Free On-Site Parking- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events- Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in Buderim Private Hospital

This role will involve working in a Perioperative environment and will report to the Clinician allocated to manage Prosthetics and Consignment stock and be responsible to the Director Corporate Services. Working closely with Level 2 Nurses, other Scrub Scout Nurses and Specialists will ensure the provision of appropriate Surgical Prosthetics, with accurate recording of prosthetics used at the point of care, ensuring the ability to track individually to patients and accurate billing to health funds.
- The position will take responsibility for prosthetics and consignment stock in the Clinical Store Rooms
- ordering and stock management
- The role will use their knowledge from working in a Perioperative environment to understand the processes of how prosthetics are recorded and processed, including providing education to all related Nursing staff to increase awareness and importance of recording prosthetics at point of care (in theatre).
- The position will also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team involving clinical and non-clinical staff in the preparation for Hospital and UCH Group wide projects such as; Surginet and the Digital Medical Record.
- The position will liaise closely with Corporate Service functions such as; the Supply Department, Manager of Patient Administration to ensure the accurate billing of all appropriate prosthesis is undertaken, and the Management Accountant and Director Corporate Services. It will also work with surgical companies to manage consignment stock and transfer responsibility of the cost of expired stock to the supplier.
- The position will also use their specialist knowledge to support the Central Sterilising Services Department in the process of managing loan sets

What makes a difference for us?
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Peri-Operative environment
- Experience with managing Prosthetics and Consignment stock
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
- Ability to plan and coordinator patient care requiring prosthetics
- Excellent time management skills

- Intermediate to Advanced computer skills in Word and Excel as a minimum - Proven ability to prioritise and have attention to detail

Buderim Private Hospital is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too.

As one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest hospitals, we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency, maternity, intensive care, cardiovascular, obstetric and gynaecology, urology, cancer care, general medicine, renal and respiratory services, orthopaedic and mental health care, among many others.

Joining Buderim Private Hospital, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCar