Job no: 940996
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Public Health
* Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre & Noarlunga Health Service – Emergency Departments
* Salary $64,195 - $67,154 p.a. (Pro Rata) ASO2 | Multiple part-time contracts with varying end dates
* Contracts include 0.5, 0.6 & 0.7fte.
Keep the ED Moving — Emergency Department Clerk | SALHN
As an Emergency Department Clerk at Flinders Medical Centre or Noarlunga Health Service, you\'ll be the steady administrative presence behind some of South Australia\'s busiest EDs — registering patients, managing records, and keeping critical information flowing accurately when it matters most. These part-time contracts offer real flexibility while placing you at the centre of a high-performing clinical team within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. If you bring sharp attention to detail, a calm head under pressure, and a genuine commitment to patient care, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful contribution every single shift.
About the role:
Reporting to the Clerical Manager, the key objective is to effectively coordinate the registration of all patients attending the department and arrange admission/ facilitate discharge where necessary.
Duties for the role will include:
* Registration, using the computer data base, of all patients presenting for treatment including interviewing in the treatment areas of Emergency and identification of customer and patient needs,
* Ensuring all documentation is accurate and completed in a professional and timely manner and is in accordance with any organisational and/or legislative requirements where applicable,
* Processing patient admissions to the wards according to procedures,
* Liaising with relatives, ambulance officers, police in relation to patient presentation and admittance and deal with their needs in a timely manner,
* Always acting in a professional manner when dealing with internal and external clients
About you:
* Ability to deal with members of the public and respond empathetically to a range of difficult needs and priorities,
* Ability to organise and prioritise work and to meet deadlines,
* Understanding of, and commitment to, patient confidentiality requirements,
* Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people including patients, their families, ambulance officers, medical and nursing staff and police officers,
* Experience working in an area of public contact,
* Experience working with computer systems.
Contact: Meg Crisp, Emergency Department Clerical Supervisor, (08) 8204 3042, Megan.Crisp@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 14 June 2026
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