Reporting to the Clerical Supervisor, the key objective of the role is to effectively coordinate the admissions, transfers and discharges of patients.

Key responsibilities

- Ensuring all documentation is accurate and completed in a professional and timely manner and is in accordance with any organisational and/or legislative requirements where applicable.
- Processing patient admissions to the wards and EECU according to procedures.
- Creation of medical records for all recent patients and updating record details for existing and old patients, including the retrieval of case notes from the Medical Record Department in and out of hours for other areas of the hospital.
- Liaising with relatives, ambulance officers, police in relation to patient presentation and admittance and deal with their needs in a timely manner.

What you need

- Ability to deal with members of the public and respond empathetically to a range of difficult needs and priorities.
- Ability to organize and prioritise work and to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of, and commitment to, patient confidentiality requirements.

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📌 Emergency Extended Care Unit Clerk / Ward Clerk (Mitcham)
🏢 Sa Health
📍 Mitcham