Admin Support Officer - Tuesday Morning Clinic (NSW South Coast) - #247625
Advertised by The Centre for Volunteering
About the organisation
Street Side Medics is a not-for-profit, GP-led mobile medical service for people experiencing homelessness. Our vision is to ensure that all vulnerable individuals requiring healthcare can access it effortlessly, with dignity and respect.
At Street Side Medics make long term commitments to the communities in which we work. By teaming up with local community partners, and delivering our clinics from the same place, at the same time, on the same day, each week, we’re able to build lasting relationships and ensure continuity of care.
The team on the ground each week are all volunteers and include GPs, other medical practitioners, registered and enrolled nurses, allied health professionals and other non-medical volunteers that may come from a variety of professional backgrounds. The clinics operate from vans with full medical fit outs, and work in conjunction with other homeless services 6 days a week at 16 locations across NSW, VIC and ACT.
About the role
You will volunteer as an Admin Support Officer (ASO). The key objective for an ASO is to capture patient details and support the team leader to run the clinic waiting list. This collecting patient information, updating records in our online appointment book, engaging with patients and the community.
Impact of this role The ASO brings administrative and communication skills that support smooth running of clinic, helping the team to provide primary health care with dignity and respect to those experiencing homelessness.
Benefits: Benefits include a chance to become part of a tight knit volunteer community while providing meaningful and immediate support to the most vulnerable amongst us. You will also have the opportunity to learn and get access to our key speakers at our annual education days.