About the role

Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg is seeking an Administration Assistant in Clinical to join on a Fixed Term – Maternity Cover with a Full-Time capacity of 38 hours per week to join the team until August 2025.

The core function of the role is to provide administration support and coordination proactively and autonomously in the delivery of excellent health care services in our medical suites.

Mater Private Hospital Bundaberg has been caring for the people of Bundaberg and surrounds since 1946. Our 59-bed facility is dedicated to supporting our community to live happy and healthy lives. The hospital is equipped with four operating theatres, and a day surgery unit and offers a full complement of medical specialist services.

Salary range: $35.45 - $39.62 per hour (MCAS L3) plus super, plus 25% casual loading, plus access to generous salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

The Administration Assistant is responsible for undertaking administrative functions in Patient Care Areas of the Hospital that support the Nurse Unit Managers and clinical teams in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

• Provide conduit to Administration function throughout the hospital, ensuring hospital-wide Administration procedures are adhered to within the respective ward/clinical area.
• Foster and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external consumers with a focus on exceptional customer service delivery;
• Ensure patient records, results and other related documents are current, appropriately labelled and correctly filed;
• Provide support and training to other members of the Administration Support team as required;
• Fulfil required corporate, mandatory and professional development and competency requirements within stipulated timelines; 
• Accept individual responsibility and accountability for own performance and professional development; 
• Accept and adhere to all policies and procedures of Mater and your employment location;
• Undertake other duties/responsibilities as directed by your direct Reporting Authority or other designated authority(s).

About you

• Certificate III in Health Administration, or similar

• Experience in providing administrative support in a medical setting is highly desired
• Exceptional customer service skills

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Proficient in written and interpersonal communication

• Digital and computer literacy

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverages at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Closing date for applications is Sunday 5th of May 2024