Primary Health Organisation Manager

**Primary Health Organisation Manager - Mt Eliza**

Located in Mt Eliza, Village Clinic is a busy primary healthcare clinic providing many out-of-hospital health services, with 12 General Practitioners, 8 nurses, 1 Podiatrist, a Physiotherapist, 1 Dietitian, and 1 Psychologist.

This Primary Healthcare Organisation Manager role requires a dynamic person who can lead and supervise staff, generate business and consolidate relationships with providers and vendors. The role also requires supporting the partners with the smooth running of the business as well as managing the building and assets of the practice. This permanent full-time role is offering a generous salary.

We require someone with a minimum of a bachelor's degree and competency in our required tasks below as a minimum through prior experience (at least 2 years):
**Duties**:

- Create, introduce and maintain procedures, protocols, policies and standards for medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff, with routine review and assessment.
- Coordinate and administer health and welfare programs, clinical services, and non-clinical services, include and are not limited to Aged Care Assessments, spirometry, mental health plans, skin checks, travel health services etc.
- Liaise with different health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service cooperation and coordination
- Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
- Representing the organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars and forums
- Controlling selection, training and supervision of staff
- Maintain accurate financial records and provide accurate financial reports and budget analysis
- Oversee and authorize the daily financial transactions, including income and expenditures of the medical Centre. Generate and prepare weekly progress and financial reports for the directors.
- Driving our business forward through creating and implementing local marketing initiatives.
- Implementing administration systems and work processes that drive professionalism, effectiveness and good service; for nurses, doctors, allied health staff and administration staff (see below).

**Implementation of Services**:

- Health and welfare programmers: Coordinating to manage all health and welfare services offered by the Primary Healthcare centre
- Clinical services: Work closely with medical staff to plan, direct and coordinate the delivery of quality health service

**Additional Responsibilities**:

- Overall responsibility for the direction, standards, operations and management of service delivery of our clinic including: financial management, staff leadership and delivering outstanding service and care to all patients
- Overall responsibility for ensuring consumables and equipment are kept stocked and maintained to the manufacture's standards and conditions

If you have experience with the above tasks then the Village Clinic would love to hear from you.

**Requirements**:

- Competency in our above position duties
- Previous experience in handling Primary Healthcare organisation or high level Primary Healthcare administrative position of at least 2 years
- Minimum of a relevant bachelor's degree
- An understanding of medical terminology, medical and allied health professional organizations and relevant stakeholders
- The ability to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- The ability to demonstrate ad encourage leadership and teamwork
- Strength in building customer and stakeholder relationships
- Previous experience in the use of medical based practice software
- Experience in financial management, accounting systems and reporting processes
- A detailed understanding of the Medicare Benefits Schedule and liaising with Medicare
- An understanding or experience in primary healthcare accreditation and standards

**Salary**: $85,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday