Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing

St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals are co-located in the same facility, and opened in 2015. The hospitals provide both public and private services for people living in Perth's eastern suburbs and nearby regional areas. The hospital includes an Accident and Emergency Department, critical care unit, mental health unit, and maternity ward.

Your role

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to provide high-quality administrative support to the Medical Services Team. In this pivotal role, you will manage information with accuracy and ensure effective communication with Senior Medical Staff. Your efforts will be essential in facilitating smooth medical credentialing operations.

The Position

• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and efficiency in managing credentialing documentation and maintaining compliance throughout every stage of the process.
• Assist with medical staff on-boarding, including AHPRA requirements and liaising with Group HR for completion of pre-commencement paperwork and checks.
• Provide secretariat support for the Scope of Practice Committee including preparing and distributing committee papers, minute taking, facilitating action items and assisting the Director of Medical Services as relevant.
• Coordinate the timely registration of Medicare billable provider numbers to ensure that all doctors have a billable number before each term commences. This will involve regular liaison with junior doctors and Medicare.
• Coordinate the timely registration of Health Funds for all applicable doctors to ensure compliance before each term commences and effectively manage and fix any billing registration issues as directed by the Medical Practitioner Billing Manager.
• Ensuring timely escalation to the Medical Administration Manager in the event of doctor non-compliance when obtaining provider numbers and health fund registration paperwork.
• Liaison with internal and external parties to monitor and update credentialing requirements

To succeed you will be customer focused with the ability to use your own initiative and be able to organise and prioritise clerical tasks with minimal supervision, as well as having strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to be flexible and work as part of a team.

You will ideally bring experience in credentialing senior medical practitioners, whether employed, contracted, or as VMOs, within the fast-paced environment of a busy hospital setting.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $85,508 to $87,204 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent full-time role, working 38 hours per week
• A welcoming and supportive culture
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
  
• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance.

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact, Jackie Vann, Manager of Medical Services, ph. 9462 5971.