Medical Receptionist - Margate

IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health is seeking a Medical Receptionist – MATSICHS to provide a high standard of customer service, manage client appointments and data, and support the Clinic Team in daily operations.

The role involves processing PIP, Medicare, and WorkCover claims and ensuring accurate reconciliation, while supporting services across General, Family and Child Health, Podiatry, and Optometry.

Qualifications

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (Qld Blue Card).
• Current CPR Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to practices to achieve high booking and attendance rates, including checking time requirements for each appointment, coordinating daily lists, ringing patients to confirm attendance, managing changes and follow up appointments, monitoring and managing patient flow /wait times within the day.
• Prepare for daily appointments by providing the client files and relevant materials available to clinic health professionals and visiting health professionals.
• Provision of client services to all clients to the clinic including allied health and specialist health services, i.e. General, Family and Child Health, Podiatry, Optometry.
• PIP, Medicare Claims and Work-cover claims are processed in accurate and timely fashion.
• Claims are reconciled against received income and errors/discrepancies followed up.

Skills

Criminal History Check

C Class Driver's Licence

Working with Children’s Check

CPR Certificate

Job description

Full time

5d ago , from IUIH Institute for Urban Indigenous Health

Join an Organisation dedicated to Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health

To perform this role, it is essential that the incumbent is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991

About us

Moreton ATSICHS operates a growing network of healthcare clinics for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our model of care provides holistic health and wellbeing services to support our Community across their lifespan. We bring together primary care, allied health, dental, mental health and wellbeing, maternity and early childhood, disability services, specialist services, and aged care as one team focussed on clients’ individual needs and goals.

We are an integrated team working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our Community. Our network is growing across Caboolture, Morayfield, Strathpine, Deception Bay, and Margate – now there’s an opportunity for you to be part of a great team making a real difference in people’s lives.

About the role

As Medical Receptionist – MATSICHS, your role is responsible for provision of a high standard of customer service, effective and efficient administration of client appointments, client data and client claims processing; plus, the provision of general administrative support to the Clinic Team. The position will actively contribute to the achievement of the Clinics business objectives, including increased practice patient numbers, attendance rates and billings.

Your day to day duties may include:

• Adhere to practices to achieve high booking and attendance rates, including checking time requirements for each appointment, coordinating daily lists, ringing patients to confirm attendance, managing changes and follow up appointments, monitoring and managing patient flow /wait times within the day.
• Prepare for daily appointments by providing the client files and relevant materials available to clinic health professionals and visiting health professionals.
• Provision of client services to all clients to the clinic including allied health and specialist health services, i.e. General, Family and Child Health, Podiatry, Optometry
• PIP, Medicare Claims and Work-cover claims are processed in accurate and timely fashion.
• Claims are reconciled against received income and errors/discrepancies followed up.

About you

To perform this role, it is essential that the incumbent is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991

• Current Criminal History Check.
• Current C Class Drivers Licence (QLD).
• Current Working with Children’s Check (Qld Blue Card).
• Current CPR Certificate.

What we offer

At IUIH we recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

• At IUIH ‘Our Collectivity is Our Strength’.
• Work as a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that invites applications from all people.
• Be part of Australia’s largest community controlled Aboriginal Health Service.
• Access to “Growing Our Own Opportunities” through in-house training and programs.
• Weekly Staff Wellness activities and all staff ‘Gather and Grow’ yarns and award ceremonies.
• Competitive salary plus salary sacrifices of $15,899

To find out more about our services, Community, and work life, visit moretonatsichs.org.au

Demonstrated commitment to creating culturally safe environments where children and young people are respected, heard, and protected against harm.