Health Information Manager
The HIM/Clinical Coder’s primary function is to accurately code medical records in accordance with the Australian Coding Standards. The maintenance of strict confidentiality is of key importance, as is contributing to the overall performance of Epworth HealthCare and ensuring our Values and Behaviours are adhered to. Full time and Part time opportunities available in either our Richmond or Geelong hospital sites.
You will make an impact by:
- Accurately coding, indexing and grouping episodes using ICD-10-AM, ACHI and the Australian Coding Standards.
- Actively participating in the Coding for Complexity process and ensure DRG assignment accurately reflects the complexity of an episode.
- Notifying DRG changes and Principal Diagnosis changes (as applicable) to the Patient Revenue Department in accordance with the Epworth HealthCare DRG and Principal Diagnosis Change process.
- Actively participating in the Epworth Auditing program as relevant including the process of querying clinicians to ensure correct ICD-10-AM and ACHI code assignment to correctly reflect clinical concepts as required.
Position Description Inherent Requirements
Qualifications
You will bring:
- Bachelor of Health Information Management (HIM) or Certificate IV in Clinical Classification or equivalent.
- Eligible for membership of Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA).
- Previous coding experience in a tertiary level hospital
- Previous experience working in the health sector environment
- Sound knowledge of the Australian Coding Standards.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Competency using web based applications
Additional Information
At Epworth, it’s a community.
It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:
- Salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
- Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates
At Epworth, we care.
We care about our patients and we care about our people. We care about keeping everyone safe. We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers. And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.
If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.
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