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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent/Temporary Full-Time, Part-Time, & Casual Positions Available
Location: Location Negotiable
Position Classification: Admin Officer Lvl 4
Remuneration: $69,840.79 - $71,439.54 per annum or $35.22 - $36.03 per hour
(remuneration will be based on the applicant's relevant qualifications and experience)
Hours Per Week: Up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ465039
Application Close: 10 February 2024
Interviews Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – .
We have permanent opportunities for trainee's commencing their Clinical Coding career to join our friendly, well established team across the district. As we have a scanned medical record environment, you will get experience across eight acute facilities as well as two Multi Purpose Services and two acute mental health inpatient facilities.
Requirements:
· Clinical Coder (Administration Officer Level 4) -
Successful completion of a recognised ICD-10AM, ACHI & ACS coding course from HIMAA, OTEN or TAFE.
A skills test will be undertaken at the interview to gauge the coding level and grading level of the applicant.
What we offer
- Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunities to build a career involved in clinical documentation, coder education, coding audit, data audits and broader health information work.
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country NSW and you will be amazed at what you will have access to - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. This is an opportunity to work for a geographically diverse and widespread LHD; take your pick from hilly inland Goulburn, Queanbeyan and Cooma or the coastal Moruya, Batemans Bay and Bega.
Site Negotiable Within SNSWLHD. Remote coding may be available for the right applicants.
What you'll be doing
Apply basic analytical and problem solving capabilities with an understanding of coding conventions/standards/practice to abstract, interpret and convert simple clinical documentation into ICD-10-AM codes with an acceptable productivity rate to accurately represent disease processes and procedures relating to inpatient episodes of care to enable funding, research, epidemiology and Service Planning.
Selection Criteria * Currently hold a Certificate of Attainment from HIMAA Introductory ICD-10-AM, ACHI and ACS clinical coding course in Clinical Classification (ICD-10-AM current edition or previous edition) or HLT37315 Certificate lll Health Administration (Clinical Coding).
- Have a detailed understanding what is expected from the Southern NSW LHD Clinical Coding Trainee Mentoring Program.
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of information systems such as MS Office, specifically with Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to establish priorities to meet conflicting deadlines with minimal supervision to achieve effective outcomes.
This is a Category ‘B’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive
All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs
All NSW Health Category A workers are required to have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see
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For role related queries or questions contact Melissa McCahon via phone on 0439 478 811 or on melissa.mccahon@health.nsw.gov.au
