Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

Ward Clerk and Communications clerk

Permanent Part Time role

About the role

The Grampians Health Emergency Department services the Grampians region for all urgent medical needs. Consisting of 25 beds, with 12 short stay units and 3 resuscitation bays.

The Ward clerk and communications clerk role is wide and varied. You will work in three different areas being Emergency ward clerk centred around stock control, the communications clerk role is based in the Emergency main workstation answering calls and directing them to the appropriate area. There is an additional scope to the role to restock the paperwork in the staff base as well as provide support to the ward clerk in restocking the Emergency Department.

The Short stay unit ward clerk role is ward based and involves collating of history's, booking radiology, ordering of stores and some general restocking. You will be trained in all three roles and ideally work in all areas.

As a 24/7 department this role involves weekend and late shift work.

Key Responsibilities

• Stock control
• Phone communications
• Restocking
• Collating patient history
• Admissions via the patient management system

Skills and experience

• Previous experience in Health and ward clerk roles is desired but not essential.

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Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Kirsty McLean, Nurse Unit Manager - Emergency on 03 5320 4280 for a confidential discussion.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

Further Information
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.