Overview
Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $150,000 - $160,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: IT and telecommunications
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 13414
- Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
- Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
- Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
- Epic EMR!
This is a Full Time position at 80 hours per fortnight within Parkville EMR.
The Inpatient Application Manager will be responsible for the management and leadership of the EMR Inpatient Stream. You will work collaboratively with the EMR leadership team, EMR application teams, local health service EMR teams, EMR vendor, technical teams and local health services to ensure the EMR is maintained, operates and optimised for the Parkville EMR Service for the benefit of all 5 health services.
What you’ll achieve:
The Inpatient Application Manager will be responsible for the management and leadership of the EMR Inpatient Stream. You will work collaboratively with the EMR leadership team, EMR application teams, local health service EMR teams, EMR vendor, technical teams and local health services to ensure the EMR is maintained, operates and optimised for the Parkville EMR Service for the benefit of all 5 health services.
- Monitor incident and service request response and resolution time to ensure the EMR Inpatient Application Stream provides a responsive and agile day to day support service that meets the needs of the Parkville EMR Service.
- Coordinate the EMR Inpatient Applications optimisation process to ensure that end users are effectively engaged in the continuous improvement of the EMR to continue to support and improve the delivery of care provided.
- Provide application leadership to effectively manage the EMR Inpatient Application Stream within a sustainable support framework through implementation of best practices that align with industry standards to ensure the EMR application is available, current and well maintained.
- A tertiary qualification in healthcare, science or IT related field (or equivalent experience)
- A minimum of 3+ years of EMR, eHealth or hospital management experience
- Experience in leading and managing a large complex team
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department
The Parkville EMR is a digital partnership between The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac), The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and The Royal Women's Hospital (RWH) and Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS). The Parkville EMR team (employed by RCH) maintains, operates, and optimises the Parkville EMR service for the benefit of all 5 health services. The Parkville precinct partners are committed to continuing the success of the EMR to deliver the vision as a world class EMR, shared with patients, to support the delivery of safe, high quality and seamless healthcare across Parkville and improve health outcomes for all Victorians.
What we offer:
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
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Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
or 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.
For more information about this position please contact Matt Thatcher, Parkville EMR Director Email: matt.thatcher@rch.org.au
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
or 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.
For more information about this position please contact Matt Thatcher, Parkville EMR Director Email: matt.thatcher@rch.org.au
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close: 14 August 2025
Applications close Thursday 14 August 2025 at 11.59pm
Posted
24 July 2025