Melbourne Neonatal Network

Introducing Olivia Bosidis

Olivia is our new Senior Receptionist who will guide you through your appointment process, answer your questions and provide a welcoming face when you walk in the door. Olivia is your first point of contact when you call our office and will be the friendly, reassuring voice over the phone. Olivia has had many years of experience as a Secretary in the health sector.

The highlight of Olivia’s day is meeting and interacting with babies and their parents. In her leisure time, she enjoys supporting the ‘Pies’ and attending pilates classes.

Our Director of Maternity Services (Medical), Associate Professor Stefan Kane spoke about the risks of free-birthing on 7NEWS Melbourne today.

This follows media reports of a newborn baby being rushed to hospital last week after a free-birth in regional Victoria.

As A/Prof Kane says in this interview:

"(There is) a significant increase in the chance of things not going well for either mother or baby when the birth occurs in the absence of a registered midwife or doctor.

"And that's because sometimes there are pre-existing problems in a pregnancy that haven't been picked up if women haven't received good antenatal care, such as a small baby or high blood pressure, that need particular management.

"And sometimes there are concerns that arise in labour, or at the point of birth or afterwards, that really need training to identify, so appropriate care can be provided and management started to avoid a bad outcome for mother or baby."

Watch A/Prof Kane's interview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gyfNTaMjmQRY1E0b-Ie2BZNyhOLHva6j/view?usp=sharing

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World Premie day is a special day to help raise awareness about the issues associated with preterm birth.

The dedicated team of neonatal paediatricians - A/Prof John Mills, Dr Katelyn Guy, Dr Andy Malikiwi and Dr Elys Green - are proud to be providing care and support to those little ones and their families.

Happy Father’s Day!
From the team at
Melbourne Neonatal Network.

Congratulations to these families! A/Prof John Mills had the privilege of being the Paediatrician who looked after these babies.

Twins give birth on the same day, in the same hospital — 9news.com.au Identical twins Gillianne Gogas and Nicole Patrikakos were born together — and now the sisters have given birth together in mind-boggling synchronicity.

The first IVF baby was born 40 years ago today On July 25, 1978 the birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first "test tube baby", changed science and the world forever. We look at the past, present and future of IVF and the world this revolutionary technology evolved in.

Meet Emma King!
Emma is our Nurse Practitioner who specialises in paediatric dermatology conditions such as children’s eczema, infantile haemangioma, molluscum contagiosum and nappy eczema.

Emma was endorsed as a paediatric dermatology nurse practitioner in 1995 and pioneered the dermatology nursing role at the RCH and nurse practitioner model of care.

Emma will provide:
* Thorough assessment.
* Parents with the skills to successfully manage their child’s skin condition at home.
* Home treatment plan.
* Demonstration of how to apply eczema creams, emollients, wet dressings and treatments correctly.
* Emotional support

For more information or to make an appointment, please phone
8415 0240

If your baby is taking this formula, please get in contact with us.
Melbourne Neonatal Network
Ph: 8415 0240

Last night we farewelled Annie who has been our Senior Receptionist for over 13 years!

Annie is one of the kindest, most friendly, caring, receptionists that anyone could ask for.

We wish her well in her next endeavour.

We are hiring!

SENIOR MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST

Come and join our friendly and professional team at Melbourne Neonatal Network! We are a specialist medical practice with four neonatal paediatricians who look after newborn babies in two nearby private hospitals. Some of the babies also come back to see us in our consulting rooms in Fitzroy.

We're a small group consisting of Kylie (practice manager), Priya (part-time receptionist), Hanan (part-time receptionist) and Jane (our practice nurse). We're looking for a full-time, enthusiastic new receptionist to be the main client facing member of the team.

Duties include:

Being the first point of contact for parents - taking phone calls and answering emails
Scheduling appointments and organising investigations
Billing and receipting payments
Generating discharge summaries

Essential skills:

Previous experience as a medical receptionist
Familiarity with Genie software
Strong communication skills
Can-do attitude
Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $27.00 – $32.00 per hour

Please only apply if you have previous experience as a medical receptionist
and you are familiar with Genie practice management software

Please see full advertisement in Indeed