Te Whatu Ora Southern Looking for Credentialling Coordinator at Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Full Time

Dunedin Hospital or Southland Hospital

• Help ensure patient safety
• Permanent, part-time (0.9FTE, 36 hours per week) opportunity

Bring your organisation and administration skills to facilitate the credentialing of our senior health professionals and services to protect patient safety and minimise organisational risk. Make a difference to patient safety.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Credentialling is a process to ensure that the senior health professionals employed by Te Whatu Ora Southern are competent to carry out their duties within their scope of practice. This is to ensure patient safety and that clinical and organisational risk is managed.

Role

Some key tasks within the role are (but are not limited to)

In your role as Credentialling Coordinator, your primary focus will be to facilitate the credentialling of Te Whatu Ora, Southern Senior Medical Officers and Senior Dental Officers (SMOs) efficiently and effectively.

• Credentialling new SMOs on appointment in conjunction with the recruitment team.
• Ensuring that periodic formal review of credentials are carried out.
• Process review and improvement to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the credentialing process.
• Minute-taking for credentialing committee meetings.
• Organising timetables, travel, room bookings and accommodation for period formal reviews.

See position description

Mōu ake | About you

This is an exciting opportunity for someone keen to take the reins and take ownership of the credentialing process, make the role your own!

Our Ideal Candidate Will Come To Us With

• Exceptional organisation skills and an eye for detail.
• Excellent written communication skills, able to write formal documentation including draft reports.
• Experience taking minutes within a formal meeting setting.
• The ability to spot efficiencies and continuously improve processes.
• Experience in a healthcare setting and/or an understanding of the healthcare industry.
• A sense of humour, tenacity, patience and persistence.

Painga | Benefits

• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Mō mātou | About us

Te Whatu Ora – Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities . We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the PSA South Island Clerical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and the salary will be in accordance with the National Health Administration Workers Pay Scale, Band 6B between Step 1 $71,196 and Step 3 $74,664 p.a pro rata dependant on relevant experience.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: 4 July 2023

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

For further information please contact Hannah Friedrich, Recruitment Advisor at [email protected] .All conversations will be confidential in nature.

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• New employees of Te Whatu Ora Southern will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes two doses and a booster dose of an approved vaccine. If you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster for any reason, please indicate this in your cover letter so we can discuss this with you further and establish if you meet any criteria for an exemption.