Occupational Therapist/Care Coordinator

Your career in healthcare made personal

At Medibank we’ve recently unified our health services under one brand – Amplar Health. 

With over 1000 employees, our nurses, GPs and other amazing allied health professionals our focus is on improving healthcare experiences and championing greater access, choice, and control for people in Australia when it comes to managing their health. 

The Opportunity

Core to the Amplar Health’s strategy is substantial growth in our hospital substitution, hospital avoidance and clinical home care delivery.  As such we have created a new role to offer you the opportunity to work as an OT in the Community as well as contributing to our Hospital and Rehab in the home programs as a Care Coordinator.  You will receive full training and support in each element of your role, essentially expanding your clinical skills and being exposed to different parts of our business.

As an OT you will Work with patients to:

• Complete assessments including home safety assessments.
• Recommend equipment prescription/home modifications.
• Managing other relevant referrals.

As a Care Coordinator you will work with patients via:

• monitoring and coordinating patients' treatment plans 
• educating patients about their condition 
• connect patients with their health care providers. 
• and evaluate their progress. 

As an OT and Care Coordinator for our Home Health business you could be part-time or full time with approx. 2 days a week in Community and the remainder being in Care Coordination which can be done from the comfort of your home office. 

Ideally, we are looking for an OT that is available Monday and Tuesday and can be on-call should we need to attend to a referral on an occasional weekend.

About You

As an unrestricted AHPRA Occupational Therapist we are looking for you to bring your experience into a community setting – and naturally you will need to be comfortable travelling in your own vehicle to our clients located in metro Adelaide (km reimbursement is offered).

As a Care Coordinator this role will tap into your passion for customer service – as well as your strong interpersonal skills and engaging phone manner.  A key element to establishing, monitoring, and coordinating patients' treatment plans will be comfort in utilising a variety of patient electronic medical systems and work close with other scheduling, nursing and provider teams.

Our much-loved Perks 

Along with joining an outstanding organisation that is transforming the delivery of healthcare, working at Amplar health also means:     

• Great work life balance - as such, this role has lots of freedom to work from home and home could be anywhere in Australia!
• Impressive, 35% subsidised Medibank/ahm health insurance (which can also include your pets, cars, upcoming travel, and house!)!  Right now, our employees also have a 25% discount on travel insurance.  
• 14-weeks paid parental leave for all eligible employees, regardless of whether you are the primary or secondary carer - in fact, we're the proud winners of the number one workplace for dads.  
• Feel Good Health Hub – a digital platform for your mobile that gives you access to a range of clinical health and wellbeing services at your fingertips – the ease in booking appointments with trusted professionals such as a health & wellbeing check in.  
• Great Discounts – as an employee you can access various discounts across a range of partners including Apple, Samsung, Telstra, HP, SpecSavers, Cinema & Theme park tickets, Wyndham Travel and more  

Learn more about Amplar Health at https://amplarhealth.com.au

We celebrate diversity of thought because we want to make better decisions for our customers and our people. As we work towards our goal of making health personal, we value the knowledge and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 

We’re also committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage applications from candidates with a disability, if you require any adjustments or alternate formats of key information at any stage of the recruitment process, we welcome hearing from you via inclusion@medibank.com.au or (03) 8622 5666.

Employees in face-to-face healthcare roles will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.