Accounts Clerk - Pathology

Permanent, part time position (16 hours/week)

• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements

About the Role
To work within the Pathology Accounts Department and perform credit control functions and routine pathology billing duties as a part of the pathology accounts team. Some of the key responsibilities of the Accounts Clerk will include:

• Prepare and complete invoicing activities for the hospital.
• Accounts receivable functions which include but not limited to receipting and reconciliation of payments, maintenance, and recovery of outstanding debtors.
• Manage effective credit control levels and maintain systems to report outstanding debt and recovery.
• Collection of payments including investigating and resolving queries in person, telephone and email.
• Review invoicing of Pathology episodes for hospital inpatients who have become billable since the performance of testing.
• Assist with claims to Medicare, DVA and Private Health Insurance funds and resolving billing exceptions and /or errors.
• Accurately record and validate information from source systems and documentation, and process correspondence in regards to emails and telephone calls. You may be required to be in direct contact with customers with regards to complex billing queries.
• Administrative duties including sorting, and distributing of incoming and outcoming mail, answering the telephone and email enquiries.]
• Relieve other staff within the Pathology Accounts team as required.
• Perform other administrative tasks as directed.

Classifications for this position will range from HS1 - HS17 ($58,442 - $63,138 per annum pro rata for part time).

Your Contribution

• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise and organise work to achieve goals and meet deadlines, including dealing with competing demands with limited supervision.
• Ability to identify and analyse problems and recommend solutions
• High level of attention to detail
• Able to use initiative and to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Current national criminal history check, or willing to obtain

What we Offer

• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Flexible working arrangements

About St Vincent's Pathology
St Vincent’s Pathology is a private practice offering diagnostic testing to both inpatients of St Vincent’s Private Hospitals located in Fitzroy, East Melbourne and Kew, St Vincent’s Public Hospital Fitzroy as well as servicing privately referred patients in over 65 Pathology Collection centres located across Metropolitan Melbourne. St Vincent’s Pathology is a member of a multidisciplinary health care team which delivers care in a patient focused manner

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.