Description:
Health Information Services Clerk
- Permanent Part Time Position (2 days per week)
- Must be available to work Monday and Thursday.
- Role is based on site, located at Maroondah Hospital (Ringwood East)
- Base rate of $29.58 per hour, with additional Salary Packaging benefits of over $11k per annum available to maximise your tax home pay!
- 5 weeks of annual leave per year!
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to come and join our join our dynamic Health Information Services team in a prepping/scanning based role, located on site at Maroondah Hospital.
We are looking a positive, motivated individual, with high attention to detail to join our great team, in a behind the scenes role, working on preparing medical records for scanning.
As part of this role, you will be responsible for ensuring patient medical records (in paper forms) are prepared for scanning, involving quality checking the documents and ensuring they are ready to be scanned.
You will be responsible for scanning the prepared documents in a timely manner, to ensure they are available for electronic viewing by clinical staff for ongoing clinical care and decision making.
In addition to those duties, you will be required to maintaining the quality of the scanned, as well as both our electronic medical record (EMR) and paper medical records, and you may be required to do other clerical and administrative duties as requested.
You may at times be required to also assist in our Release of Information / Information Release service, which is also based within our Health Information Service at Maroondah Hospital Health Information Service.
Please note, this role requires you to be onsite for all of your shifts, there is no ability to work from home. You must be available on both Monday's and Thursday's.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Experience using computers and Microsoft Office
- Uphold a high standard of accuracy
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Possess good verbal communication skills
- Understand patient confidentiality
- Availability for Mondays and Fridays day shifts each week.
Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment .
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
If you believe you have the ability to make a difference in this rewarding industry, apply today!
Please note:
- All applications must be submitted online via E-Mercury
- All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Fit2Work Check, where preferred candidates will be required to complete a Criminal History Check at the expense of Eastern Health.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.
- Recruitment agency applications will not be accepted.
Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal children, children with disabilities and all children in their diversity.
Eastern Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that welcomes and values all people. We recognise that diversity is essential in ensuring Eastern Health provides the best service to its consumers.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, those from the LGBTIQ+ community, people living with disability and those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, are strongly encouraged to apply. Those seeking support in submitting an application are welcome to contact the hiring manager listed or feel free to contact the Talent Acquisition team.
Values in Action: Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day
**Please note applications will be screened as they are received, and advertising may close prior to the closing date.**