Clinical Documentation Specialist

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For fulltime staff)
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)  http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary
• Fitness Passport - permanent employees and their immediate family members can sign-up for this affordable membership which allows access to an extensive range of gyms, pools and fitness services from multiple providers across NSW

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $109,857 - $129,624 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Various Western Sydney Local Health District

Where you'll be working

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is dedicated to improving health services for the community. Our focus is on delivering quality care while upholding our core values. Join us in making a difference. 

• Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Cumberland, and Parramatta LGAs.
• Provides tertiary care for the Greater Western Region.
• Committed to collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
• Focuses on primary and secondary health care.
• Aiming for better health services for Western Sydney and beyond.

What you'll be doing

The Clinical Documentation Specialist role supports clinicians in ensuring accurate inpatient medical records, reflecting the true patient journey. This position improves documentation quality for better service planning, research, and clinical coding.

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Supporting clinicians in accurate documentation practices.
• Education on capturing patient complexity and care.
• Ensuring records reflect the true patient journey.
• Enhancement of data for clinical coding and research purposes.
• Contributing to service planning and quality improvement.

How to Apply 

Apply online by submitting your resume, and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date 

Selection Criteria: 

1. Recent, extensive experience working in a large, tertiary acute care environment with an in depth understanding of the treatment needs of highly complex patients.
2. Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience delivering presentations to all levels of staff, including senior clinicians, within the organisation.
3. Proven ability and experience in implementing change management processes in a broad health care setting.
4. Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously and within a team.
5. Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement principles and improved health care outcomes.
6. Basic understanding of benchmarking, activity targets and KPIs and how they fit into an Activity Based Management model.
7. Advanced computing skills in Microsoft and relevant packages with demonstrated experience in collecting and managing data.

Requisition ID: REQ544577
Applications Close: 6th March 2025 

Need more information?

• Discover more about the application process.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
• For inquiries about the role, contact Flavia D'Souza on Flavia.DSouza@health.nsw.gov.au