About the role

Mater Mothers Hospital is currently seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Administration Officer on a permanent part time basis (30 hours per week) to join our team within the Admissions, Pregnancy Assessment Unit and Birth Suites areas.

Mater Administration Officers are highly experienced in providing medical administration support, including using Patient Administration Systems, within hospital/healthcare environments. The successful applicant will be required to work 8.5 hour shifts and have flexibility for 24/7 shift work.

Mater Mothers’ Hospital has an excellent reputation for providing quality and compassionate care to women and babies with complex complications in pregnancy, in accordance with the philosophy and tradition of the Sisters of Mercy.

Salary range: $36.51 - $40.81 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

• Manage, organise and provide confidential administrative support with strong customer focus to staff, patients and visitors
• Provide administrative assistance in a team environment focusing on attention to detail, time management and task prioritisation in a fast paced environment
• Exercise judgement where necessary to problem solve in situations where precedents have not been set and procedures not defined
• Provide reception administration in an admission and emergency environment including booking and arriving patients, filing and liaising with clinical staff in accordance with departmental policy.
• Billing, receipting and banking knowledge
• Medicare and Insurance knowledge
• Carry out other administration functions as directed by your Team Leader/Manager
• Provide accurate data entry using various network based information systems

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• At least 3 years’ experience in providing high level administration.  Hospital / outpatient experience desirable
• Highly developed time management and organisational skills
• Strong computer skills including MS Office suite and hospital administration systems
• Dynamic, positive and outcome focused
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise effectively with staff of all levels, patient’s and the wider community
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

 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
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close Thursday 3rd October 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.