Clinical Administrator/Booking Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha... Full time

Mo te tunga | About the role

Health NZ Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury is dedicated to providing excellent healthcare services and meeting the Ministry of Health (MoH) targets. We pride ourselves on maintaining high standards and a patient-centric approach. Our team is passionate about ensuring timely and effective patient care.

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organized Clinical Administrator/ Booking Coordinator for our Colposcopy and Hysteroscopy Service at Christchurch Women's Hospital. We provide care for over 5000 women per year. The key purpose of this role is to ensure efficient booking practices in alignment with Waitaha Canterbury standards and MoH guidelines.

This position is a fixed term role until 11/11/2025 working 40 hours per week.

As part of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claim settlement this role has been mapped to National Band 5/Profile 5B.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Service:

Deliver outstanding customer service to patients, clinicians, and other service users.

Maintain patient confidentiality and privacy at all times.

Ensure patients receive pre-appointment information promptly.

Front of House Duties:

Perform front of house duties with excellent customer service skills.

Update patient demographics in the patient management system.

Refer unwell or infirm patients immediately to nursing staff.

Patient Management System:

Book patients by priority, managing 'greatest need, longest wait' and meeting Planned Care (MoH) requirements.

Ensure accurate and timely data entry.

Communicate clear and concise booking information to patients.

Seek clinical direction as needed, especially regarding re-categorisation queries.

Consider pre-booking requirements, including the timing of diagnostic tests.

Clinic Utilisation:

Make clinic bookings according to the clinic template.

Maintain a high level of clinic utilisation.

Minimise cancellations by working within the six-week booking horizon.

Prepare for and manage clinic outcomes as required.

Wait List Management:

Filter wait lists according to service requirements and align with 'greatest need/longest wait.'

Consult with clinical and service management if in doubt.

Flag any mismatches between the existing waitlist and clinical capacity.

Nga pukenga me nga wheako | Skills and experience

Essential

Excellent customer service skills – people-focused.

Technically savvy with experience in data systems and quick to learn new applications/systems.

Strong organisational, time management, and problem-solving skills.

High accuracy and attention to detail.

Ability to meet deadlines and work unsupervised.

Ability to manage and coordinate various inputs to achieve agreed outputs.

Team player.

Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).

Excellent keyboard skills.

High level of written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated perceptiveness and proactive approach in an administrator role.

Desired

Broad administrative experience in a health-related field.

Awareness of people from different cultural backgrounds.

Knowledge of medical terminology.

Familiarity with the public hospital system, including the patient management system.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a dynamic and supportive team.

Contribute to the health and well-being of the Waitaha Canterbury community.

Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Mo matou | About Us

"Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi" - Putting people at the heart of all we do"

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Maori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury and the West Coast community.

The culture at Health NZ Canterbury is driven by our a Matou Uara (Our Values):

Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.

Integrity in all we do - Hapai i a matou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.

Responsibility for outcomes - Te Takohanga i nga hua

Nga hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand

When you work at Health NZ, you are part of a wider whanau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and businesses. At Health NZ, you are part of something greater than yourself and encouraged to be your unique self.

Tono inaianei | Apply Now

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore please apply directly on our career site here.

Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and this job vacancy could close prior to the closing date.

Please apply only if you have the legal right to work and live in New Zealand; if you do not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand, your application will be declined.

Contact Kerri McCarthy on ****** for additional information.

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