Oncology Unit Admin Clerk - Part-Time (20h/wk)

Blackrock Health Galway Clinic; Connacht; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackrock Health Galway Clinic is recruiting a part-time Unit Clerk to support the Oncology Oral Chemo Unit in Galway. The role is permanent, 20 hours per week, on-site, with a competitive salary.

You will handle scanning, coordinate admin duties, liaise with nursing staff, maintain patient confidentiality, manage patient charts, and ensure accurate data in Meditech. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ administration experience, ideally in healthcare, and strong organizational

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in an administration role, ideally in healthcare
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate the initiative, drive and enthusiasm to carry out the role successfully
• Ability to work professionally with patients, staff and the public
• Able to multi-task and prioritise effectively; flexibility is essential
• Self-motivated, highly organized, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people

Responsibilities

• Scanning of Medical Records, backdating scans and adding new patients in Meditech
• Coordinate the administrative duties of the unit for patient care/interventions
• Collaborate with nursing staff in all patient dealings
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Exercise initiative and diplomacy when dealing with patient care issues
• Create an efficient, safe environment for care delivery with unit staff
• Manage all administrative duties for the unit
• Liaise with other departments, including booking CT scans and Histology reports
• Organise patient charts for next day’s treatment with Unit Manager and CNS
• Prepare letters from Oncology Admission/Nurse for new patient clinic with the CNS
• Ensure patients have health insurance cover before treatment if needed
• Pre-register patients once seen by the Consultant
• Filing charts after treatment and daily upkeep of charts
• Communicate test times to nurses and record completions
• Maintain daily census and weekly stats for the unit
• Discharge patients off system promptly
• Transfer, admit and edit patient details as necessary
• Prepare order entry requests
• Treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Operate in line with Galway Clinic values
• Demonstrate listening skills for various patient, visitor, and unit situations
• Order bloods and deliver specimens to the laboratory
• General office duties including maintaining supplies and reporting complaints

Skills

Admin experience

Healthcare setting

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Communication skills

Job description

Blackrock Health Galway Clinic is recruiting a part-time Unit Clerk to support the Oncology Oral Chemo Unit in Galway. The role is permanent, 20 hours per week, on-site, with a competitive salary.

You will handle scanning, coordinate admin duties, liaise with nursing staff, maintain patient confidentiality, manage patient charts, and ensure accurate data in Meditech. The successful candidate will have at least two years’ administration experience, ideally in healthcare, and strong organizational