Administrative Assistant - Melbourne, Australia - Western Health

Western Health

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Full time, Part time

Organisation:
Western Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 50574

Administrative Assistant:

Community Based TCP
Permanent Full Time, Part Time considered
Monday to Friday

The Administrative Assistant will provide accurate and timely support to the Community Based Transition Care Program (TCP) team. The role may also support other areas of the Chronic and Complex Care Division as the position requires.

The main responsibilities include statistical data entry, word processing, referral processing and discharging and day to day administration tasks and telephone enquiries.

Administration staff may be required to travel across campus as required.

The Transition Care Program, as defined by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, provides short-term support and active management for older people at the interface of the acute/subacute and residential aged care sectors.

The Western Health Transition Care Program is goal oriented, time-limited and targets older people at the conclusion of a hospital episode who have been identified as requiring residential care or low-level therapy in their in own home.

Specifically, the program allows time, resources and support in a non-hospital environment for patients to complete the restorative process, optimise functional capacity and finalise and access longer-term care arrangements.

The Western Health Transition Care Program assists the organisation to meet patient needs and in doing so contributes to achieving optimal patient flow through the acute and subacute systems.

About Us:

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth.

Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals:
Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital.

We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services.

We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: