ED Care Coordinator - Occupational Therapist Grade 2, Full TimeExperience Level: Mid Level | Posted Date: 12/04/2025
• Permanent, Full Time
• Excellent benefits including salary packaging
• Fitzroy location
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Pro-active & supportive leadership
About the Role
As a Care Coordinator you will assess eligible, high-risk clients living with complex healthcare needs. The primary aim of this position is to provide generic care coordination in ED and the community that facilitates the client’s self-management strategies in order to improve health outcomes and prevent avoidable hospital presentations.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide assessment, intervention and management to achieve optimal functional recovery, encourage self-management and promote empowerment for clients to improve their health outcomes, wellbeing and quality of life. Key duties are:
• Early identification of ALERT patients in the Emergency Department
• Provide appropriate generic and discipline specific clinical management, discharge planning & community liaison for all relevant patients
• To engage with and provide outreach care co-ordination services for identified or referred clients including ensuring holistic assessment and collaborative care planning to guide interventions
• Provision of clinical interventions such as functional retraining, equipment prescription, home modifications, falls prevention, pressure care, energy conservation and remedial strategies and make referrals for ongoing follow up/long term intervention as required.
Classifications for this position will range from classification range Occupational Therapist Grade 2 VF6-VF9 ($90,235.6- $103,724.40 per annum).
Your Contribution
• Current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist
• Minimum 2 years' experience in relevant acute/community setting
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence
• Current nationally coordinated criminal history check, or willing to obtain
What we Offer
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• 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
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
About ALERT and Healthcare for the Homeless
This position is part of the Health Care for homeless Program (HfH). The program has a base of services within St Vincent’s that currently supports clients that are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This service aims to build on integrating and better coordinating existing services within St Vincent’s Hospital and the development of new services to meet the need of the target client group.
ALERT key target groups include patients with complex needs who fall under one or more of the key risk factors; substance use, mental health issues, homelessness, disability and complex aged care issues, family violence.
This position is based at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne within the Emergency Department and also providing support and interventions in the community as part of an interdisciplinary team.
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.
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan