Medical Chest Administration Officer
Medical Chest Administration Officer
Use your Admin skills to coordinate the ordering, replenishment, distribution & monitoring of the RFDS Medical Chests- Assist a vital service for QLD!
Classifications
- Admin / Secretarial / Office Support
- Administration
- Part-time
Key points
- Permanent Part Time role based in Brisbane at the Airport
- Great work life balance!! Work hours that suit your lifestyle!
- Have access to wonderful tax-free benefits increasing your take home pay!
Description
The Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) Medical Chest is a unique program of 1,200 medical chests located throughout the State of QLD. The Medical Chests contain a variety of first aid items, medications, and pain relief. These items allow patients to be treated for a range of medical conditions including antibiotics for infections, pain relief prior to medical evacuations and more.
The Administration Officer- Medical Chest coordinates the ordering, replenishment, distribution and monitoring of our Medical Chests and their contents, for people living in rural and remote Queensland.
If you are seeking a position that offers a regular schedule, then our permanent, part-time position may be for you. This role is 38 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE), and we are happy to discuss a flexible roster arrangement, e.g., 5 days per fortnight, or reduced hours across each day.
As the RFDS soar towards its 100th year of providing the finest care, in the furthest corner, we have a number of innovative initiatives on the horizon. With projects in the pipeline, it’s an exciting time to join the RFDS with many new prospects around the corner!
We are looking for an Administration Officer who likes working in a small team and is self-motivated. Your duties will include:
- Processing of all medical chest paperwork in a timely manner
- Liaise with suppliers to replenish items as ordered by medical chest holders
- Respond to telephone and email enquiries regarding the medical chest program
- Monitor and track medical chests, contents and returned medications through efficient data entry
- Conduct regular audits to ensure all chests and contents are accounted for and that expired monitored medications have been returned
- Maintain contact with external suppliers
To be successful in this role you will have excellent data entry skills, be customer focused and have methodical work practice. You will also possess:
- Experience in administration and customer service
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite applications
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent time management skills with demonstrated ability to establish priorities and manage workloads within deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and achieve goals
- High attention to detail
- The ability to pick up new systems and databases quickly
- Competitive Salary up to $60K pro rata (with the consideration of experience) + Super
- Salary packaging up to $18,550; increasing your take home pay
- Free parking!
- Opportunity to be a part of the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service team
- Be an integral team member by supporting local Queenslanders and making a real impact to healthcare in Queensland
- Work with people who are passionate about our purpose and proud of their contribution
- Comprehensive and supportive orientation program
- Employee Assistance Program Advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & financial)
- Private health insurance discounts
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations. The RFDS in Queensland provides excellence in and access to primary health care and aeromedical services across the state. Our emergency retrieval service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, delivering the finest care to more than 330,000 Australians each year, that’s one person every two minutes! In addition to aeromedical retrievals of the critically ill or injured, the RFDS also delivers a broad range of essential primary and preventative healthcare services, including telehealth, mental health, oral health and health promotion.
Interested?
For further information regarding this role please contact RFDS Talent Acquisition at 07 3852 7553 or recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au
This role will close on the 8th of May 2023, however, progression on applications and shortlisting may begin prior to this date.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal history check. RFDS (Queensland Section) works with vulnerable patients in remote parts of Queensland and provides an essential service to many regional and remote communities. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, our patients, and these communities, as well as to manage the risks involved in service delivery and COVID-19 transmission in these communities and our workplaces, our staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are a successful candidate the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including maintaining any recommended booster requirements, will be a term of your employment, as will the requirement to provide proof of vaccination.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland) is passionate about fostering equality within the workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
