Parkville EMR Application Analyst (Clinical Documentation)

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About the role:

This is a full-time position at 1.0 FTE fixed term role within the Parkville EMR team. All staff employed in the Parkville EMR team will provide a sustainable and effective electronic medical record service to all health services across the Parkville Precinct (The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Royal Womens Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Childrens Hospital) and will service the 15,000+ clinicians and hospital staff with the day to day management and operation of the EMR. The EMR Inpatient Team (including Clinical Documentation) supports applications used by a wide variety of clinicians. The Parkville EMR Analysts are responsible for the design, build, testing, configuration, installation, and support of the EMR
 

You will work collaboratively with the Parkville EMR team, local health service EMR teams and key stakeholders, EMR vendor and technical teams, to ensure the EMR is maintained, operates and optimised for the Parkville EMR Service for the benefit of all 4 health services. This position will be based at 635 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, and may require you to work on a rotating on-call, after-hours roster. There are flexible working options including hybrid onsite and working from home.

Classification for this position will range from AO61 to AO65.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Knowledge of EMR environment including application, infrastructure and end user devices is highly desirable;
• Proactive and takes initiative and responsibility;
• Proven leadership capabilities and strong stakeholder management skills with particular emphasis on influencing, negotiating and gaining consensus;
• Strong interpersonal skills with particular emphasis on gaining consensus, facilitation and consultation;
• Ability to present technical concepts in simple and understandable terms so as both technical and non-technical audiences gain an understanding;
• Experience in managing complex work environments and conflicting stakeholder interests;
• Well-developed organisational skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities in order to meet deadlines;
• Highly developed analytical and innovative problem solving skills;
• Demonstrated ability to providing multiple solutions to a problem and communicate with stakeholders and agree a way forward.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Competent in using Microsoft suite programes such as, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint to support project management functions.
• Ability to clearly define, articulate and document strategy, processes and procedures;
• Ability to critically review design documents and specifications with an eye for detail;
• Ability to present to groups of people.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Discounted on-site car parking

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

To view the full position description, please click here.

Application process:

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!

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 21 July 2025