Clerk - Clinical Records at Waikato District Health Board (Hamilton), Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Clinical Records, Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent – Full-time, 80 hours per fortnight, rostered

About the service:

The Clinical Records Department provides records for many areas of Waikato Hospital on a 24/7 basis. These records may be required by our Emergency Department, Wards, Outpatient clinics or other areas. These records may be located within the Clinical Records Department or elsewhere in the hospital.

About the role:

A fulltime position is available in the Clinical Records Department. The hours of work for this position are rostered 80 hours per fortnight, which includes work on Public Holidays, weekends, and nights.

Outside of normal working hours these positions work in a sole charge capacity and applicants need to be confident to work unsupervised and to travel around the Waikato Hospital campus to obtain medical records.

Required skills & experience:

We are seeking a customer focussed person who has a commitment to work to a high standard. Applicants need to pay attention to detail and work to a high degree of accuracy.

Applicants will also need to have a good command of the English language and be easily understood on the phone.

Clerical experience is essential and a working knowledge of computer based systems, e.g. Windows & Excel, preferred.

Please give a brief outline of your experience in your covering letter.

Knowledge of the hospital environment is desirable.

Responsibilities of the role:

Other duties that the applicant will be expected to do involve the filing of medical records and reports, pulling records for outpatient clinics, answering the phone, scanning documents into our computer system and dealing with Privacy Act requests and associated tasks as time allows. Your cover letter needs to sell your abilities and past experience.

Full training will be given and familiarity with medical terminology will be an advantage.

Why us:

The Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is one of the largest of 20 DHBs in New Zealand.

We plan, fund and provide health and disability support services to a population of more than 400,000. We run five hospitals across the district – a tertiary hospital in Hamilton, a secondary hospital in Thames, and three rural hospitals in Te Kuiti, Taumarunui, and Tokoroa.

Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori communities.

COVID-19:

The Waikato District Health Board Health & Safety has a policy that includes ensuring that you comply with the Health Order announced 11 October 2021 and with the Waikato DHB’s Vaccine Preventable Diseases for Employees policy. The policy prescribes the required vaccinations including COVID19 for all employees of Waikato DHB. COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory before you commence employment.

Your application:

Please apply directly online, and include a cover letter in your application. Click here to review the position description. Applications are not able to be accepted via email. For any queries about the role please contact Rachael Devey in the Recruitment Team Rachael.Devey@waikatodhb.health.nz

Application closing date: 22 May 2022

Values

Theme “People at Heart” – Te iwi Ngakaunui

• Give and earn respect - Whakamana

• Listen to me; talk to me – Whakarongo

• Fair play – Mauri Pai

• Growing the good – Whakapakari

• Stronger together – Kotahitanga