Health Practice Manager

Highly relevant tasks include:

• Contributing to the planning and review of office services, and setting priorities and office service standards;
• Allocating human resources, space and equipment;
• Assigning work to and monitoring work performance of staff;
• Managing records and accounts of the practice;
• Liaising with professionals to coordinate practice business and to facilitate resolution of problems;
• Ensuring office equipment and supplies are maintained;
• Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulations;
• Ensuring work complies with relevant government legislation, policies and procedures;
• Coordinating personnel activities such as hiring, promotions, performance management, payroll, training and supervision.

*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining three years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years. A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.

Health Practice Managers work at the front line of healthcare in Australia. They manage and organize the administrative and staffing functions of health practices to ensure smooth delivery of business operations. They may be employed at GP and dental clinics and other allied health practices.

If you are nominating this managerial occupation, you must submit an organisational chart. An organisational chart should include the company letterhead, your job position and those of your superiors and subordinates as well as all positions reporting to your immediate supervisor and to your direct subordinates. If you are unable to obtain an organisational chart from your employer, please provide a statutory declaration outlining the required information and the reasons why this information cannot be provided.