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Administrative Assistant

Job Posted 3/8/2025
St Vincent's Health Australia
Melbourne, Melbourne 3001
Category Administrative
Part-Time
Job Description

time left to apply End Date: March 28, 2025 (24 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR141201

Job Description:

5 days per fortnight 3 month fixed term contract, must be able to work Monday

Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

An opportunity exists for an Administration Assistant to join the Cardiology Team at St Vincent's Hospital on a part-time basis for 3 months. You will work across Cardiology which encompasses The Cardiac Investigation Unit and The Heart Centre. You will be a dynamic team player who is committed to providing excellent service to our patients/ their families and Cardiology Staff.

Duties include:

  • Ensure visitors to reception are greeted and assisted in a professional and timely manner projecting a caring, professional image to patients, their relatives, and referring clinicians.

  • Efficient patient scheduling of all ambulatory tests, Cath Lab and TOE lists, Pacemaker and DCR Clinics. Ensuring a referral is received for all bookings from GPs, Registrars, and Cardiologists.

  • Efficient patient scheduling for consultation clinics in the Heart Centre and CIU, ensuring that Cardiologists run on time and all follow-up appointments and investigations are booked.

  • Other duties as directed by the Office Manager.


Classifications for this position will range from HS2 - HS21 ($66,768 - $72,134 per annum, pro rata for part time).

Your Contribution

  • Customer focus - strong customer focus to provide support and care to patients and their families.

  • Ability to adapt to change and work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.

  • 1 to 3 years proven administrative assistant experience in the medical industry or other.

  • Demonstrated experience with MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.

  • Current Nationally coordinated criminal history check, or willing to obtain.

What we offer

  • A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs.

  • Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling.

  • Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.

  • Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!

  • In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes, public transport, and lots of carparks.

  • Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation.

  • Culture of continuous improvement.

About The Heart Centre

The St Vincent's Heart Centre was opened for business in November 2013. The Heart Centre provides privatised cardiac consulting clinics and all cardiac diagnostic ambulatory services such as: echocardiograms, stress echocardiograms, pacemaker clinics, stress testing, ECG reporting and more. It is envisaged that the Heart Centre will bring together clinical care, education, research, and preventative health under the one roof, further strengthening St Vincent's leading role in tackling heart disease, and significantly improving access for Victorian patients to specialist cardiac services.

The Cardiac Investigation Unit provides a full range of invasive and non-invasive investigations and procedures for inpatients. These services include cardiac catheterisation and intervention, pacemaker implantation and checks, echocardiograms, TOE, and DCR.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research, and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity, and Excellence.

Application

Please attach both your cover letter and resume to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.