Health Information Manager / Clincial Coder

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Health Information Manager / Clincial Coder Job Description: Health Information Manager/Clinical Coder– Public Hospital Fitzroy Campus Permanent full time/part time position 38 hours per week (please indicate whether you prefer full time or part time work in your application. If part time please include number of hours available to work). Excellent benefits including salary packaging, childcare & working from home Friendly, supportive team of 20 HIMs/clinical coders About St Vincent’s St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers. About the Department This position works within the Health Information Services department alongside 20 other Health Information Managers & Clinical Coders. St Vincent’s utilise a scanned medical record (InfoMedix) and coding is performed from the scanned medical record. Our internal coding deadline is 9 working days post end of month. We have monthly coding meetings which include education/presentations etc. from other departments. The option to work some hours from home is offered to our experienced staff. We have coding auditors & educators within our team and a comprehensive training program is undertaken for all new staff. As one of Australia’s outstanding tertiary teaching hospitals, St Vincent’s offers varied case mix complexity including neurosurgery, plastics, orthopaedics, respiratory, cardiothoracic, oncology, mental health and ICU. Duties Code inpatient episodes, in a timely and accurate manner, meeting internal coding quotas and assist the coding team to meet external submission timeframes Participate in quality activities, monthly coding meetings, organisational competences and other professional development opportunities Additional duties will be offered to Health Information Managers Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience A qualification in Health Information Management or clinical coding Eligible for membership of the Health Information Managers Association Demonstrated ability to learn and understand new systems Ability to achieve targets & deadlines Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including sound oral and writing skills Benefits Salary packaging Employee Assistance Program Staff Health Centre Staff Car Park Enquires Sonia Grundy Manager – Health Information Phone 9231-2771 Email [email protected] All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police. Please note that the job posting will come down from career sites at 11:59pm the day before the job posting end date. Contact Details: Sonia Grundy, 9231 2771 Closing Date: 25 July 2018 11:59pm