This is an exciting opportunity to work in our world class hospital in this diverse role that supports Perioperative Services and plays a vital part in the day-to-day functioning and success of our theatres and hospital.

ABOUT US

Established in 2016, Gold Coast Private Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 340-bed facility located in the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct in Southport.
With 22 operating theatres, Gold Coast Private Hospital offers a wide range of specialties including, but not limited to, 24/7 Emergency Care, Medical Services, Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat), General Surgery, Obstetrics, Cardiac Care, and Oncology.
Gold Coast Private Hospital is committed to continual growth, providing exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in healthcare.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role will lead the delivery of exceptional prosthetics services and practices to ensure an industry leading customer service experience. The Prosthetics Coordinator Lead will take a leadership role in the coordination of daily prosthetics procurement, issuing, usage and billing, and provide support and mentorship to the team. As a speciality department leader, this position is responsible for the prosthetic team performance.
This is a permanent part time position up to 3 days a week.
This is an ideal opportunity for a registered nurse to gain experience in management of a small team while maintaining shifts as a nurse or for an experienced prosthetics coordinator to gain experience in a large acute hospital.

PROSTHETIC BILLING AND ORDERING TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a sound understanding of key health funds, third party insurers and Healthscope negotiated contracts
• Monitor workflow processes to meet KPI and revenue targets, analysing daily theatre reports to identify prosthetic items and corresponding rebate codes to facilitate timely and accurate billing and stock purchases including daily reconciliations
• Receive prosthetic items into stock management system
• Match invoices to orders and forward to accounts payable in a timely manner
• Regularly reconcile and clear blocked invoices in the accounts payable system (APRTS and unmatched)
• Monitor items on backorder and contact suppliers as required
• Liaise with prosthetic suppliers for product related enquiries
• Maintain and generate regular reports such as prosthetic stock and waste
• Generate reports as requested by the GM, FOM, DOF, DON
• DVA, Uninsured, Work Cover or Public Contract to put items on a spreadsheet