Medical Receptionist

Te Whare Hauora | Health Centre
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Part-time 29 hours per week (0.7.8 FTE), days of work: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Medical Receptionist? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
UC's Health Centre are seeking a motivated and highly organised Medical Receptionist to join the team as a first point of contact. You will be responsible for providing quality customer service in order to ensure the smooth and efficient functioning of the Health Centre whilst providing an exceptional standard of care to the patients. The role will include general reception duties including greeting students and staff and responding to counter, phone and email enquiries to ensure a professional, friendly and resourceful reception area. You will also support the Practice Manager with delegated administrative duties ensuring all funding opportunities are processed and accounted for in a timely manner.

Mōu | Who You Are
As the successful candidate you will have experience in a similar front-facing reception or administration role, as well as the following:

• experience working in a similar role within a medical environment
• demonstrated intermediate computer skills and the ability to use relevant medical software, preferably Medtech Evolution
• an understanding of the Code of Practice for Health and Disability Services and the Health Information Privacy Code
• highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong customer focus
• strong written and verbal communication skills
• conscientious attention to detail and time management skills.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
A multi-disciplinary team of GP's, Nurses and Counsellors devoted to providing excellent Medical, Counselling and Related Services to the Students and wider community of the University of Canterbury, enhancing the identity and wellbeing of that Community.

For more information about our clinic, please visit us at the UC Health Centre

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 28 January 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	18569
Posted on	16 Jan 2024
Closes on	28 Jan 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Health
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) part-time
More details (document)	PD Medical Receptionist January 2024.pdf
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