Austin Health Hiring for Health Information Clinical Coder Job at Heidelberg Full Time

• Part time role available
• Flexible working arrangements including working from home
• Staff benefits including salary packaging, onsite discounted car parking and employee assistance program

Apply now to join our diverse, experienced, and supportive Casemix Team

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About Health Information Services:

HIS consists of Medical Record Operations and Casemix Services and has approximately 95 EFT located over three sites. Amongst its functions, HIS provides medical record scanning, retrieval, medical typing, morbidity data collection, release of patient information including Freedom of Information and is a resource centre for and Activity Based funding information.

About the role:

As a Health Information Manager/Clinical Coder you will be responsible for abstracting and coding inpatient episodes with varying complexity and participating in coding quality activities. You’ll be part of a friendly, professional and dynamic team who thrive in a challenging environment and will be supported by a team of Senior Managers including Educators and Auditors, and the Coding Manager.

About you:

As well as a qualification in Health Information Management or Clinical Coding, you will ideally have:

• At least one years’ experience in a coding role at a tertiary hospital
• Excellent clinical coding skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of State and National Coding Standards and Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)
• Understanding of the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED), the Policy and Funding Guidelines and the VAED Criteria for Reporting
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as member of a large team

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion at Austin:

We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.

Work with us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to the hiring manager.