Administration Officer

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.

• NEW role in newly formed clinic 
• Permanent position
• Part time (45.6 hours per fortnight) 
• Managers and Administrative Worker Grade 1 Level 1-5 (HS1-HS17) 
• Located at Alfred Health
• Great staff benefits! 

The Department 

The Dermatology Department at Alfred Health provides treatment of all skin disorders, including severe cutaneous adverse reactions, inflammatory and autoimmune skin disease, non-melanoma skin cancers as well as skin assessments including for immunocompromised and transplant patients.  

The newly established Dermatology Beacon Clinic includes a nurse-led Biologics clinic allowing for better access of patients with severe inflammatory skin disease. It will enable building long-term community care capacity for skin disease and strong integration with Alfred Health. In future, this model will enable increased virtual care and help patients with skin disease to avoid having to attend the Alfred for in-person assessments and allow for safe discharge of patients back into community care. 

The Role 

 As part of the administration team for Dermatology Specialist Clinics, the Administration Officer will effectively and efficiently perform a range of administrative, reception and clerical tasks to support and assist the day to day function of the dermatology clinic, in  particular the Dermatology Biologics Clinic and health service. The role is responsible for ensuring that the service provides best customer outcomes and meets both internal and external, including government, reporting requirements. The Administration Officer ensures that an approachable, responsive and professional service is provided to patients, carers and health professionals. Responsibilities may include reception, patient enquiries, clinic preparation, electronic appointment scheduling,referral management, telephone support, data entry, scanning and uploading of Medicare required authority scripts, liaising and forwarding authority scripts to the Alfred and community pharmacies.

Qualifications and Experience Required 

• Demonstrated computer proficiencey incl MS Word, MW Outlook, MS Excel (foundational)
• Previous administration experience in a health setting 

Staff Benefits 

• Salary packaging and novated leasing available  
• Health and wellbeing incentives such as discounted health insurance 
• Onsite gym and childcare services 
• Staff car parking available 

For all queries regarding this position, please contact Megan Worley - [email protected] 

No emailed applications will be accepted. It would be appreciated if use of the above email address is reserved for genuine questions that cannot be answered by reading the job advert and the position description.

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Friday 1st November 2024.

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au