Medical Directions

23/09/2022

Practice Manager – Temporary Contract Maternity Cover

Part Time 3-4 days a week, 8 month Fixed Term Contract

Hourly Rate: Based on experience by negotiation.

Farrell Street Family Practice is currently seeking a Practice Manager on a temporary eight month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

They are a busy 7 Doctor Practice located in Yandina on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

You will be driving the business on behalf of the Doctor Owners to provide great patient care, staff wellbeing and profitability. Continue to foster a positive work environment and create a close working relationship for all their staff.

The role would suit someone who has worked in the Medical Industry and is looking to gain experience in a Practice Manager role.

Requirements/Areas of Responsibility
✅ Staff Management – rosters, training needs
✅ Reconciliation of payments; Medicare, Workcover, Private accounts etc.
✅ Identifying and troubleshooting operational issues, particularly first level IT issues.
✅ Regular reviewing of financials and KPIs.

To be considered for this role you must possess the following skill set:
✅ Previous experience working in a similar role in the Medical industry is advantages but not necessary
✅ Working knowledge of Medicare System/ PRODA/ WorkCover
✅ Be a problem solver, professional and articulate with excellent interpersonal, literacy and numeracy skills.
✅ Must have effective communications skills with people from diverse backgrounds
✅ Well developed organisational and time management skills

For further information please call Jessica Harrison 07 5446 8822 or send your application and CV to practicemanager@farrellstreetfp.com.au

28/03/2022

Practice Manager Position Available
Sunshine Coast QLD

Our client requires a dynamic, friendly, and experienced Practice Manager to manage their small busy general practice in Caloundra.

This is a part time position - three days per week with two days for practice management duties and one day assisting reception.

Core Responsibilities:
✅Day-to-day administration/reception operations with skills in leading the medical and administration team
✅Manage accreditation process
✅Manage team performance of clinical and non-clinical employees
✅Patient private/Medicare/DVA/WorkCover billings, practice scheduling, scanning and filing, accounts payable/receivable including data entry
✅Support the practice principals and team
✅Reporting at end of month and KPI management.

Essential Criteria:
✅Previous experience in practice management
✅Experience in financial management and reporting processes
✅Understanding of the Medicare Schedule.
✅Ability to manage and communicate with a diverse range of team members
✅Demonstrate patient-focused approach, problem solving and leadership skills
✅Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
✅Understanding of Best Practice software

For further information please email recruitment@medicaldirections.com.au or call Kathryn Davis 0413 209 486.

05/01/2022

Casual medical reception roles available on the Sunshine Coast Qld.

Please call Gemma Marsay 0405 242 228 for more information.

19/12/2021

MBS telehealth items have been made permanent, however there are some changes to telehealth arrangements from 1 January 2022 that GPs need to be aware of. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3dV7ssF

14/12/2021

Noosa General Practice is a busy medical practice on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Queensland. An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Practice Manager to join their awesome team.

⭐️ Great working conditions
⭐️ Supportive team
⭐️ Flexible hours
⭐️ Generous remuneration

For more information contact Kath 0413 209 486 or send your CV to kathryn@medicaldirections.com.au

08/12/2021

Controlled Drugs for Destruction

Queensland Health - The Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 has changed the way controlled drugs are required to be destroyed.

This fact sheet provides information on the disposal process.

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/1113097/fs-disposal-s8-medicine-waste.pdf

28/11/2021

CHANGES TO THE 5th STANDARDS

- Telehealth Updates -
After reviewing the Standards, the RACGP has made changes relating to how telehealth is defined – these include suggestions, explanatory information, and supporting resources for practices that offer telehealth. These changes are in response to the new MBS item numbers for telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic and, also in anticipation that telehealth consultations may continue as a consultation type post-pandemic.

To find out where these changes have been made through the Standards, refer to the RACGP website:
https://www.racgp.org.au/running-a-practice/practice-standards/standards-newsletter/november-2021

Also, refer to the RACGP’s ‘Guide to providing telephone and video consultations in general practice’
https://www.racgp.org.au/getmedia/53011161-bcf0-4174-b49e-ff3a7154f691/Guide-to-providing-telephone-and-video-consultations-in-general-practice.pdf.aspx

- S*x & Gender Updates -
The RACGP has also made changes to the Standards regarding collecting and recording s*x, gender, and variations of s*x characteristics – this will assist practices to be responsive to their patients' needs and deliver better patient outcomes.

A new unflagged Indicator that asks practices to separately record (where relevant) each patient’s assigned s*x at birth, variations of s*x characteristics, and gender has been added under QI Standard 2 [Criterion QI2.1 – Health summaries]:
QI2.1C - Our active patient health records contain, where relevant, a record of each patient’s:
- assigned s*x at birth
- variations of s*x characteristics
- gender

Refer:https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Running%20a%20practice/Practice%20standards/5th%20edition/Standards-for-general-practice-5th-edition.pdf =109

Supporting explanatory materials have also been added across other sections of the Standards – to find out more information refer to the RACGP’s website:
https://www.racgp.org.au/running-a-practice/practice-standards/standards-newsletter/november-2021

04/10/2021

In our busy day as practice managers, we want to find things fast!

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02/10/2021

EASY ACCESS TO MODERN AWARDS & THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (NES)

How can KnowNOW! help with compliance for your practice team❓

Medical practice employers must ensure their employees have access to the:

✅ National Employment Standards
✅ Fair Work Information Statement
✅ Casual Employment Information Statement
✅ Health Professionals and Support Services Award
✅ Nurses Award
✅ Hair and Beauty Industry Award
(for those practices that employ beauticians)

KnowNOW! comes populated with all the above. Your practice team has easy access to this information, and it is available to them in an instant. How good is that❗️

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01/10/2021

KNOWNOW! REMINDER MANAGERS

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🐘 Never forget those important dates!
📆 Keep track of your staff start date anniversaries – this is especially important now with the updates to casual employment terms.
🤔 Ensure that your doctors' and nurses’ registrations have been renewed each year.
✅ Get a reminder when PIP and WIP confirmation statements are due.
💉 Keep track of the practice team’s immunisation status.
🎁 Remember staff birthdays.
🛠 Record your medical equipment maintenance schedule.
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👩🏻‍🏫 Reception duties are easily tracked – to ensure procedures are being completed.

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KnowNOW! keeps your practice compliant for accreditation under the RACGP Standards for general practice (5th edition). This powerful medical practice management tool – which was designed in Australia for Australian medical practices – helps organise practice managers and the practice team!
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28/09/2021

Noosa General Practice on the beautiful Sunshine Coast is looking for a dynamic and passionate practice manager to lead their fantastic team of highly experienced doctors, nurses, and admin staff.

To find out more about this exciting position, click on the link below:
https://www.seek.com.au/job/54046037?tracking=TMC-SAU-eDM-SharedJob-13246

08/09/2021