Administration Clerk: Wards

Overview

Administration clerk needed at Alan Blyth Hospital in the Western Cape to support nursing management with ward administrative duties, record keeping and stock control.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Senior Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience: Appropriate experience in electronic administration.
• (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook).
• Appropriate administrative experience in a health environment.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to relieve other ward clerks / admin clerks in the office of the Nursing Manager.
• Willingness to work overtime, shifts, flexi hours and weekends, when needed.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a team environment.
• Committed to the highest possible standards of professional conduct and competency.
• Good communication, interpersonal, organising, report-writing, and problem- solving skills.
• The ability to exercise good judgment in safeguarding confidential or sensitive information.

Duties

• Support the Nursing Management and Department by providing additional administrative relief to colleagues, organising meetings, and taking and typing minutes and agendas.
• Order and control stock and equipment to provide a safe environment and prevent safety hazards.
• Ensure effective record keeping and folder management.
• Operate and ensure the office equipment is in good working order, e.g., fax machine, copiers and projectors.
• Admission, discharge and transfer of patients in Clinicom.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms A Laubscher Tel No: (028) 551 - 1010

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a competency assessment. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Selection panel shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. OTHER POSTS