Bookings Officer

Epworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia's health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients. 

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

Epworth Freemasons (East Melbourne) is seeking a surgical Bookings Officer part time to join our dynamic Freemasons Bookings Team. The role will involve responding promptly to enquiries and requests, processing elective and emergency patient bookings, primarily for our maternity bookings function, as well as general administrative duties including data entry and bed allocations. Patient Services Bookings at Freemasons is open 5 days a week, Monday to Friday from 0730hrs to 1800hrs and weekends as required.

Reporting into the Patient Services Team Leader, this role will be responsible for the management of surgical and medical bookings into the patient management system. 

You will be required to work closely with clinical staff to ensure accuracy of the bookings to the Theatre Module to assist with planning. You will have a high level of understanding of health fund validation and the admission process to the hospital, and will assist patients, visitors, medical specialists with admission and discharge related enquiries. 

This role supports the Business Officers within the team and incorporates the administrative processing of patients prior to admission to hospital including registering patients on the hospital's patient management system and scheduling of patient attendance.

You will provide excellent customer service both via telephone and in person and will play an active role in ensuring enquiries are answered and resolved in a professional and customer-centred manner.  

In this role you will liaise closely with doctors, secretaries, and patients, responding promptly to bookings enquiries, requests and general administrative duties.

Position Description Inherent Requirements 

You will make an impact by:

• Having excellent communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A strong customer service focus
• The ability to prioritise in a timely and accurate manner
• An ability to cope under pressure and make informed decisions according to hospital needs

To be successful in this role...

Your well-developed administration, customer service and people skills see you adjust quickly and work effectively. Excellent with your time management and organisation skills, you can prioritise to manage multiple requirements. Previous administration experience in the health care sector, medical or health fund industry would be advantageous but is not essential.

You will have:

• Administration experience gained within a service industry
• Experience with, or knowledge of health fund checks and requirements desirable but not essential
• The ability to work a variety of shifts across the weekly roster
• Strong computer literacy
• Experience in IPM or similar health systems software will be advantageous

About Epworth Freemasons 

Located in East Melbourne, close to public transport and the CBD, Epworth Freemasons provides a range of world-class health services. As one of Victoria's leading maternity hospitals, Epworth Freemasons specialises in women's and men's health services including breast and gynaecological surgery, endoscopy and urology. Epworth Freemasons also offers comprehensive cancer care, and a full range of surgical services, including robotic assisted surgery, orthopaedics and ICU care.

Epworth Freemasons has recently upgraded and expanded its operating theatres and admissions facilities, along with major refurbishments of patient rooms and building infrastructure.

At Epworth, it's a community. It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Epworth's enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

At Epworth, we care.

We care about our patients and we care about our people.  We care about keeping everyone safe.  We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers.  And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

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As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.