• Location: Tennant Creek
• Job Title: Eye Health Assistant
• Annual salary: $69,281 - $74,908p.a
• 6 weeks annual leave, as well as personal/ carer’s leave up to 10 days per year
• Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 p.a.
• Access to Anyinginyi Health Clinic, with Prescriptions.
• Free General Dentistry: Lab Work to be paid by employee
  Exciting opportunity for a full time Eye Health Assistant in our Health Services Section, based in Tennant Creek. Join this community-based organisation and make a genuine difference to our community!

ABOUT US…

Anyinginyi is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation committed to achieving health equity for Aboriginal people in the Barkly region. To achieve our goal, we employ over 100 people across a diverse range of roles in each of our key sections of Health Services, Public Health, Stronger Families and Corporate Services.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

• Demonstrated high level organisational and communication skills and the ability to work to a deadline
• Understanding of and commitment to client confidentiality.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, maintain lines of accountability, set work priorities and meet deadlines
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills as demonstrated in a cross-cultural environment
• Experience with Microsoft applications
• Experience in client data entry and willingness to use Communicare patient record system
• All Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation employees must be Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19.
• To be successful in this role, you need to have the right to live and work in Australia
  If you are a highly motivated individual looking for a new career opportunity and you are ready to progress your career with experience you won’t find anywhere else, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

The Eye Health Assistant provides support the Registered Nurse - Eye Health and the Eye Health Program in general. You will be part of a high performing multi-disciplinary team, respecting Aboriginal values, beliefs, customs, language, and traditional practices.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Assist the Eye Heath Coordinator and other administrative staff in updating client contact records on patient postal/home location information.
• Support the Eye Health Coordinator in managing and arranging travel for appointments with Eye Specialist and Optometrists
• Work closely with all Aboriginal Liaison Officer to improve engagement and access by Aboriginal clients to health services and the attendance for necessary recalls
• Assist clients with spectacle orders
• Support the pickup and notification of patient appointments for Eye Health Clinics.
• Write appointment letters to Anyinginyi clients and ensure that they are delivered on time
• Willingness to work as part of the Public Health team, involve in other projects as necessary