Departmental Transcriptionist

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.
- Applications will be reviewed as they are received and shortlisting may take place earlier than the closing date advertised._

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus at Palmerston North, the health care provider also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

We have opportunities for experienced typists/transcriptionists to work in our Clusters as Medical Transcriptionists. These are roving on call roles which support departments within Clusters by providing effective and timely typing and transcription services to the people in our region, that use our service. You will be required to work across the full scope of services and may work for other Clusters.

We have full time and casual roles (on call up to 40 hours) Monday to Friday between the hours of 0700 -1700. Consideration re negotiation around the actual hours for the right person maybe possible. The roles will be onsite at this stage at the Palmerston North Hospital Campus working in a team environment.

In order to manage the workloads for these services you will need to have excellent and proven typing skills preferably in a medical field. Excellent communication skills are paramount and a willingness to be a team player is a must. You will be customer focused with excellent keyboard skills, communication and secretarial/administrative skills and possess the following attributes:

- Excellent word processing/data entry skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Word
- Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy and presentation
- Experience with medical terminology and Winscribe would be an advantage - excellent touch typing skills are essential as you will be working with an electronic dictation system. You should have a wpm level of at least 60 with the ability to improve on that in a short time frame and a high accuracy rate. Previous experience with digital dictation would also be preferred
- Able to work closely with colleagues and the ability to manage a variety of departments needs in a busy environment
- Ability to prioritise and meet or exceed deadlines/KPI's
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- A strong commitment toward quality improvement.