Medical Secretary

Your role at St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital

Provide a high standard of secretarial and administrative support to the visiting medical specialists (VMOs) who use the sessional suites.

The Position

• Under the direction of the Team Leader, provides a high level of secretarial and reception function to VMOs and patients of the practice. Ensures that all appropriate administrative processes are carried out to ensure that patients are adequately prepared for their outpatient appointments and/or in patient hospitalisation.
• Practice communication – phone, reception, correspondence and patient information.
• Operating list administration for patients – scheduling and liaising with hospital staff and other personnel.
• Liaising with various hospital departments as required to facilitate patient bookings.
• Organising / booking referrals i.e. xray, ultrasound, CT scanning, MRI, other consultants as required.
• Medical and other secretarial typing as required.
• Ensure consulting and examination rooms are set up, in accordance with preference sheet, ready for commencement of next session.
• Accurate patient record keeping as required.
• Accurate Patient billing and revenue collection.
• Medical billing and related administration for a variety of doctors to ensure integrity of the patient medical records.
• All other reasonable duties as directed by the Team Leader or Director Business Development.
  
  

You will have highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills along with demonstrated ability to organise work priorities and meet deadlines.

To succeed you will possess intermediate and advanced MS office skills with attention to detail and accuracy. You will also have the ability to work in a team environment to enhance efficiency, quality and overall patient, VMO and caregiver experience.

Previous medical secretarial experience and a knowledge of medical terminology will be highly regarded.

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

We can offer you

• Salary: $45.46 to $47.53 per hour (includes casual loading) plus 11.5% superannuation
• Casual position available
• As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport
  
  

For enquiries contact Aimee Gullotto, Director of Business and Services Development on 9370 9222

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.