Advanced Coder Tertiary Casemix

Metro South Health are looking for several Advanced Coders to join their team. Metro South Health is recognised as a leader in Digital Health nationally, providing the largest digitalised health service in Australia and delivering a variety of health outcome benefits. Clinical Informatics is responsible for the Digital Health/ICT service delivery within Metro South Health. Clinical Informatics is focused on the translation of technology into healthcare, linking the patient, clinicians and technology to improve health outcomes for our patients and our community.
Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time
Occupational group Administration
Classification AO4
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS03552242
Closing date 27-Mar-2024
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Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration Permanent
Contact person Artemis Chrysostomou
Contact details 07 3176 9070
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Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role

• Accurately assign specific morbidity and procedural classifications to patient episodes to meet data reporting requirements of Queensland Health.
• The Advanced Coder is acknowledged as having high level clinical coding skills and knowledge, across a broad range of specialties in a tertiary setting, through extensive on the job experience.
• Participate in and contribute to the coder-clinician liaison program to verify clinical documentation for coding purposes.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of coding-related systems, standards and clinical practices.
• Participate in and contribute to quality activities in relation to coded data, patient record documentation and the collection of quality health data.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: .
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
Role Description
Information Package for Applicants