SESLHD - Clinical Coding Auditor/Educator
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- South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ541425 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $10,985.70 - $12,962.40 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ541425
Want to be a part of something special? Here at South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Clinical Coding Services, we treasure our Coding teams skills and experience. We are looking for driven individuals, who understand the education and quality needs of Coders and Clinicians alike. When you join the team at SESLHD you will be working with an expert coding team that is supportive, dedicated and passionate about clinical coding, auditing and education.
This role is ideal for individuals seeking career advancement, enjoy variety, interacting with people and thrive in team environments.
Why Work For SESLHD
You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.
Employee Benefits
Our employees enjoy a great range of benefits, which may include the following (in line with operational requirements):
- 11.50% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice.
- Access to generous salary packaging arrangements.
- Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance.
- Flexible leave and working arrangements (mix of work from home and onsite).
In this role, you will provide a clinical coding, education and auditing services to the SESLHD hospitals, such as Prince of Wales Hospital (Randwick), Royal Hospital for Women (Randwick), Sydney Hospital Sydney Eye Hospital (Sydney), St George Hospital (Kogarah) and Sutherland Hospital (Caringbah). You will be working with an expert team that is supportive, dedicated, and passionate about clinical coding. SESLHD Coding Services provide ongoing education and quality programs for the teams development. We continuously seek ways to provide our team with the best access to quality documentation and tools to assist them in achieving their best quality work.
What you'll be doing
The Clinical Coding Auditor/Educator is responsible for conducting casemix education activities, and audits across SESLHD Clinical Coding services. Furthermore this position will provide support in training new coders, and face to face education of clinicians on clinical documentation, coding and related casemix information as per the SESLHD Coding Audit and Education framework.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
All Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.
Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualification in a Bachelor of Health Information Management in Applied Science (HIM) or Diploma of Medical Record Administration or equivalent.
- Demonstrated extensive, recent, clinical coding experience in using ICD-10-AM clinical classification with at least 3 years post graduate experience in a clinical coding position.
- Sound knowledge of audit processes/tools and data integrity.
- Sound understanding of Australian and NSW Coding Standards
- Knowledge of developing, designing and implementing training programs including face to face training with clinicians.
- Thorough understanding of the NSW Admitted Episodes Dataset and the NSW Policy and funding guidelines.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation demonstrating motivational, and advocacy capabilities.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Maria Salazar on Maria.Salazar@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 12 January 2025
