Maternity Administration Support - Fixed Term

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 48,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Lakes in Rotorua is seeking a Maternity Administration Support for parental leave cover on a fixed-term, part-time basis. The role supports the maternity service by scheduling, booking and admitting patients from booking through discharge, working with clinical teams to ensure efficient frontline operations.

The role is part-time (0.8 FTE / 64 hours per fortnight) and sits within a busy, patient-centered environment where accuracy and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Willing to learn new skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Diligent and committed to customer service.
• Ability to stay on task in busy environments with many interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, book and admit patients as part of maternity services.
• Support clinical staff with administrative functions across inpatient and outpatient areas.
• Provide reports/information to inform care and community primary care teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Team player

Communication skills

Customer service

Adapt to change

Willing to learn

Job description

Maternity Administration Support - Fixed Term

Maternity Administration Support - Parental Leave Cover

12 months Fixed Term, Part Time (0.8 FTE/64 hours per fortnight)

An exciting opportunity to join a team of administrators (parental leave cover) to support clinical staff with administrative functions to ensure an efficient frontline maternity service.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a member of the professional customer-focused administrative team, you will play a key role in supporting the varied inpatient and outpatient administrative functions of the maternity service, including that of maternity clients from booking during pregnancy to their discharge after their babies are born. You will work with clinical teams by providing administrative functions such as scheduling, booking and admitting patients. The role is important to a range of health professionals directly involved in the maternity service as well as others who rely on receiving health information reports to inform primary care in the community. Maternity administrators are often in the background, but they are the backbone of the clinical services.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupo, New Zealand. The Lakes district is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice and is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities, family friendly beaches, and a growing multi-cultural community. Working at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience. As well as a supportive, inclusive and diverse work environment, Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes offer competitive salary, free staff parking, fee flu vaccination, discounts (with local businesses), and access to Employee Assistance Program.

For more information on living and working in Rotorua and Taupo click here

About you

As a member of frontline Maternity Administrator team, you will enjoy a dynamic role, requiring the following skills:

• Willing to learn new skills


• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills


• Team player with good communication skills


• Diligent and committed to customer service


• Ability to stay on task in busy environments with many interruptions


• You will have a professional approach to your work


• Ability to adapt to change.


• You will have good time management skills.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference

Job Reference: ROT04339

Location

North Island - Bay of Plenty - Rotorua

Non-clinical - Administration - Administration