Prosthesis Officer

• Maternity Leave Contract position available
• Supportive Management
• Experience in the healthcare industry desired

An exciting opportunity exists for highly motivated and experienced Prosthesis Officer to work within an energetic and cohesive team who are committed to providing a quality service.

Operated by Healthscope, Northern Beaches Hospital is located in Frenchs Forest in Northern Sydney just 13kms north of the CBD. The hospital is a contemporary 488 bed facility comprising of 60% public and 40% private beds. We provide a wide range of health services to the local community including Surgery, a 50 bed Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Birthing, Paediatrics, Cardiac, Mental Health, Dialysis, Cancer Centre and Outpatients.

Northern Beaches Hospital has thirteen operating theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheter theatre, two Catheter Laboratories and four endoscopy procedure rooms, all supported by a critical care unit which includes two intensive care wards.

The key to the hospital’s success is a highly skilled and expert team of staff who are supported by a comprehensive range of professional development opportunities. The Prostheses Officer is responsible for the ordering and management of all prostheses used in the Operating Theatres (incorporating theatres, cardiac catheter labs and procedure rooms), and the associated activity/financial recording and reordering.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience managing prosthesis inventories in an acute hospital setting and demonstrated knowledge of their clinical applications
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and unsupervised
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload
• Understanding of the Commonwealth Prostheses List and its application
• Demonstrated competency in the use of IT applications including database systems regarding stores/ inventory management /financial and prosthesis management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desirable:

• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Previous experience working with the TechnologyOne ERP system
• Relevant Certificate Level qualifications
• Knowledge of medical products, equipment and their intended use preferred.
• Knowledge of Health Funds and other insurers as they relate to prostheses

Employee Benefits: Our OneHealthscope rewards program gives you access to a range of wellness benefits, as well as discounted onsite parking at Northern Beaches Hospital and access to Fitness Passport!
Wellness benefits including a wide offering of holistic support through our Employee Assistance Program and free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent Healthscope employees and members of their immediate family.
OneHealthscope rewards program with national deals and discounts for travel, health insurance and banking offers.
Variety of leave options and salary packaging via novated lease, additional superannuation, Novated motor vehicle lease and Airline/Club membership

For further enquiries: Scott Kay Supply Manager via ph 02 9105 6320