About Us

Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care at Hazeldean and a range of community based services. We care for a culturally diverse population of more than 800,000 people. We have more than 6,700 employees who are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES).

Our continued growth will see the completion of a new purpose built, multi-storey Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital.

About the Role

The implementation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is Western Health’s next step towards significantly improving and transforming the way we provide care for our community and patients. Western Health’s EMR will provide clinicians with a consolidated view of all relevant information about the patient to facilitate teamwork reduce medical errors and    support clinical decision making.  It will also simplify and support clinician workflow, and provide access to best   practice knowledge, empowering our clinicians with the tools to enhance the delivery of Best Care.

Phase one of Western Health’s 7 - 10 year EMR journey will deliver:

• structured clinical notes,
• medications prescribing and administration,
• pathology and radiology orders and results; and
• A supporting core system.

For a further insight into Western Health’s EMR please view the EMR Introductory video on the Western Health Internet site. www.westernhealth.org.au/AboutUs/EMR/

Duties

The EMR Application Manager is responsible for the integrated design and optimal implementation of the WH EMR solution. As a key member of the WH EMR team, you will lead the Clinical Application team in the system design, build, testing and deployment of the Cerner EMR solution. You will also ensure all project activities and deadlines are understood, planned, communicated and executed on time by the Clinical Application team.

You will manage application architectural and design issues across all teams and ensure collaboration and joint standards are established for system design and a consistent use. You will lead your team in facilitating WH clinical staff to make design and workflow decisions and deliver a solution that meets the needs of the end users, the required service levels and enables efficient operation and support. You will have experience in leading, designing, writing specifications, configuring and implementing an EMR with the ability to mentor others under your direction. 

There is an expectation that this role will transition into a permanent role within the EMR support team once the EMR project has gone live.

This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career in an innovative and rapidly growing area, to be part of a bright, hardworking and dynamic team and to be involved in WH’s next step towards improving and transforming the way we provide care for our community and patients.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• Work-life balance
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Discounted Onsite car parking
• Onsite fitness clubs
• Culturally safe and respectful environment
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program

Culture

At Western Health, we value our employees and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop.  Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience. Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a working with children’s check.

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies