Administration Officer

Employment Type: Casual

Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 3

Location: Lithgow Hospital

Remuneration: $ $35.54 per hour

Requisition ID: REQ612825

Applications Close: 19/10/2025

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Located in South Bowenfels, the Lithgow Campus is considered as a comprehensive community health centre supporting approximately 20,000 people living in the town and surrounding areas. The services available in Lithgow hospital include Domiciliary care unit, Emergency department, Geriatric assessment unit, Obstetric services, Paediatric service, Drug and Alcohol unit.

We are seeking a motivated and customer focused individual to join our administrative team, providing essential reception and clerical support in a dynamic healthcare environment. This role involves working collaboratively with team members to deliver high quality front line services, ensuring a welcoming and professional experience for patients and visitors.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing incoming calls and enquiries, maintaining accurate and up to date records in iPM and Cerner FirstNet, and supporting patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. You will also be involved in database management, word processing, data collection, and other administrative tasks requiring strong written, verbal, and numerical communication skills. Flexibility is key, as the role includes rotating duties within the administrative department and contributing to ongoing quality improvement activities.

If you are a proactive team player with a passion for healthcare administration and a commitment to excellence, we encourage you to apply and become part of a supportive and professional team making a real difference in the community.

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Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

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What you will bring to the role

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and adapt to changing work environments
• Proven capacity to prioritise and multi task, with the ability to work in a high volume and demanding environment
• Accurate Data entry and work processing skills and experience with data entry skills (patient registrations, patient data collection)
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, and a variety of people
• Previous front line customer service experience in health related position

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