Inpatient Receptionist

**Where will you work**:Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.
**The details**:Permanent Positions

Full Time - 40 hours per week, rostering (7:00 am until 3:30 pm Monday to Sunday)

Part-Time - 32 hours per week, rostering (7:00 am until 3:30 pm Monday to Sunday)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

As a successful Receptionist, you will be key in offering reception and administrative responsibilities to the team in a very busy environment. The successful applicant must be methodical in approach, highly organised, flexible, and desire to be a supportive team member. They must also have excellent customer service skills.

Day to day you will be welcoming patients and visitors, answering the telephone answering any inquiries, and liaising with the Medical Team. Data capturing of patient flow. Assisting patients with completing necessary forms and documentation. Keeping a clean and calm reception area in a busy environment.

**About the Service**

Inpatient Receptionist is committed to front desk operations in the wards, responsible for greeting, admitting, discharging, transfer of patient staying within the ward and managing patient records. They ensure the smooth running of the reception area and provide essential support to healthcare staff and our success is driven by the care of patients and their whanau.

**About you**

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

- Excellent communication skills
- Strong customer service focus
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team environment
- Office skills, previous clerical and hospital experience
- Excellent time management and organisational skills

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**_ Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion _**

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**How to Apply