Ambulance Victoria
Patient Transport Officer (Wangaratta) - Casual
To improve the health of the community by providing high quality pre-hospital care and medical transport.
Administration
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria (AV) is responsible for providing emergency medical transport, pre-hospital care and non-emergency stretcher and clinic transport services for around 5.2 million people throughout Victoria, an area of almost 227,600 square kilometres. The organisation is also responsible for providing air ambulance services throughout the state. AV is an integral component of the health care system and consequently a significant infrastructure is in place to enable a rapid emergency response and delivery of a high standard of pre-hospital care to the community.
About the role
About the role Working from Monday to Friday between 8.00am – 8.00pm on 8 hour shifts, Patient Transport Officers provide effective and efficient care and transport of non-emergency pre and post hospital patients.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Respond to all cases in a timely manner
- Provide appropriate patient assessment, care, and transport, in accordance with applicable regulations
- Complete Patient Care Records and other relevant documentation in an accurate manner
- Provide effective patient handover to hospital staff/patient relatives
About you To be considered for this position you will have:
- Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport or equivalent including (Qualified Ambulance Paramedic, Diploma of Emergency Health Care, Bachelor of Health Science, Paramedicine Degree)
- Current Victorian driver license
- Minimum 100 hours of on-road clinical experience completed within a two-year period
- Demonstrated understanding of Scope of Practice/Clinical Practice Guidelines for the role you are applying for** **
Working at Ambulance Victoria As a valued member of AV you will enjoy a professional working environment that recognises the importance of work/life balance. We offer salary packaging options, generous personal leave entitlements, accrued days off for full time roles, and other benefits including free on-site parking. We believe our people are our greatest resource and the sustainability of our workforce depends on how well we utilise our people's skills and abilities and whether our staffing reflects the diversity of the Victorian community. If you are ready to be an integral part in bringing our values of **Care, Accountability, Respect **and Excellence to life at AV, we want to hear from you!
What you'll be responsible for
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Office and Team Coordination
Coordinate the smooth and effective day-to-day administrative operations of an office or team
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Cross-Functional Support
Provide general and clerical tasks to help various teams in the organization collaborate and operate effectively
Skills you'll need
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Service orientation
Actively seeks and develops strategies to help key stakeholders
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Verbal communication
Speaks clearly to convey information effectively to a target audience
Meet the team
