Hunter New England Local Health District
REQ483140
Join our dedicated administration team at Maitland Hospital and play a pivotal role as the central hub for visitors in the Emergency Department.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Applications Close: Sunday, 26th May 2024
Emergency Clerk
Wonarua Country - The Maitland Hospital
Whilst this position is open to all individuals, it is targeted to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people under section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply and consideration will be given to suitable Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants to promote equal or improved access. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants must demonstrate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status in addition to addressing the selection criterion. About the role: Our successful candidate join our passionate and dedicated team at The Maitland Hospital. This dynamic role operates within a fast-paced environment, offering essential support to the Emergency Department, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The primary responsibility involves attending to patients and ensuring their records are up-to-date. As the Administration Clerk, you serve as the central information hub for both visitors and staff within the Emergency Department. This position entails handling a variety of customer inquiries, managing reception duties, and undertaking tasks such as reporting and administratively admitting patients.
At Maitland Hospital, our commitment to excellence extends beyond patient care to encompass the growth and development of our staff. We firmly believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional advancement. In this role there is potential opportunities to relive in higher grade duties. Full orientation and training will be provided with ongoing support from the Administration Manager.
Where you'll be working: Maitland Hospital is a growing hospital with a very busy Emergency Department. The Administration Team is currently rebuilding and works closely with all disciplines within the department. While it is a small team, they are essential to ensuring all customers utilising Maitland Emergency have a positive experience. Maitland Hospital has been built to provide patients with high quality care in a modern and comfortable environment and it embraces technology and innovation, allowing staff new, improved ways to work that will deliver better health outcomes. This is an opportunity to work for the largest local health district in NSW which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast areas. About you: Our ideal candidate will -
Enjoy working with the public and providing exceptional customer service Be organised and are able to make decisions under pressure. Be adaptable and are able to work individually as well as in in a team. Work in a state of the art facility Four weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
Superannuation contributions 11% Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies. To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position. Find out more about applying for this position All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW .
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees , long service leave, paid maternity leave , and salary packaging options including meal expenses. Connect with us on Facebook and LinkedIn !
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