Advanced Clinical Coder
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- Western Sydney Local Health District
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- REQ525659 Requisition #
- Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave.
- Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.
- Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $81,581 – $108,532 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Western Sydney Local Health District
Where you'll be working
- Services Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs
- Offers tertiary care to Greater Western Region residents
- Focused on delivering better health services for Western Sydney and beyond
- Values collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment
- Committed to excellence in health care and related services
- Supports diverse and growing communities
What you'll be doing
The Advanced Clinical Coder plays a key role in ensuring accurate coding and data quality in a tertiary healthcare setting, using extensive experience and expertise. Your responsibilities in this role also include:
- Performing coding, grouping, and data quality tasks
- Applying advanced skills across diverse medical specialties
- Contributing to WSLHD's Coding Quality Plan
- Mentoring less experienced coders when needed
- Supporting organisational goals through high-precision work
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.
- Extensive clinical coding experience (in the current ICD-10-AM version) across a broad range of specialties in a tertiary setting, evidenced to meet the District’s set KPIs of accuracy & throughput.
- Demonstrated understanding of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and Activity Based Funding (ABF).
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills with high level attention to detail.
- Proven ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage time and resources to meet pre-determined targets and deadlines.
- Ability to analyse, abstract, interpret and report information in clinical coding forums.
- Enthusiastic attitude and demonstrated ability to work both independently, within a team and be flexible in a changing work environment.
- Demonstrated experience using computer applications.
Requisition ID: REQ525659
Applications Close: 11th November 2024
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 Janet Tang on Janet.Tang@health.nsw.gov.au
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
