Elective Surgery Coordinator - Brisbane, Australia - Queensland Health

Queensland Health

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Brisbane, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.

This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the RoleA state-wide management program for patient access to surgical services exists in Queensland public hospitals.

This program is realised by appointed Elective Surgery Coordinators who direct, coordinate and manage patient access, at the hospital and health service level consistent with Queensland Health and whole of government directives.

The position of Elective Surgery Coordinator will assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate best practice in the management of patient access to surgical services in public hospitals.

Coordinate and manage access to elective surgery within Redland Hospital. Assist in the development and implementation of strategies in accordance with Queensland Health's direction for the management of access to elective surgery and outpatient as they relate to surgical throughput. Continuously liaise with the Directors of Surgical Services to advise and undertake tasks related to elective surgery bookings, wait list management and theatre utilisation to ensure that BHS's surgical services from an operational and strategic perspective are monitored, evaluated and managed appropriately.

Our ICARE2 values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health.

Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 Health Employment Directive No.

12/21and Queensland Health Human Resources Policy B70.