ACC Clinical Key Worker at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Taranaki, Taranaki

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

ACC Clinical Key Worker

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

Permanent 1.0 FTE – will consider variable FTE or job share

New Plymouth was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities

Why Taranaki?

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day.  For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as   art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture.  Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

The Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is a large organisation operating in the exciting, changing Health sector to a population of 116,600 people. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

About the Role

The role will be part of the ACC and Non Resident Business Team, yet be mobile across the medical and surgical inpatient wards, engaging with multi disciplines to ensure a high standard and consistent approach to ACC and Non Resident workflows are applied and undertaken.

This role will be expected to:

• Clinically coordinate ACC and Non Resident workflows
• Identify and facilitate inpatients who have an ACC or Non Resident related event/visit
• Ensures all documentation is completed to support patients
• Facilitate staff education and
• Deliver high quality, patient focused service with an emphasis on maximising entitlements

About You

You will be an experienced registered health professional who has a passion for ensuring our patients receive what they need.  You will have experience with ACC and Non Resident work flows and legislation and be effective at coordinating and liaising between multiple teams.

Please click here to view the job description.

If you want to make an application click on "Apply Online" from within this page.

For further information, please contact Jenette Hucker on Email: jenette.hucker@tdhb.org.nz

Closing date for applications is Friday 3 February 2023