Deputy Chief Health Information Manager

Deputy Chief Health Information Manager - Knox Private Hospital

· Full time position based at Knox Private Hospital

· Supportive management team

· Utilise your people skills to support and mentor HIS team

Are you a skilled people leader with excellent time management and problem solving capabilities? Or are you looking to make the next move in your Health Information services careers? An exciting opportunity has become available for a Deputy Chief Health Information Manager to join our leadership team at Knox Private Hospital.

You will bring extensive clinical coding experience, competent decision making skills as well as demonstrated people management experience to the role.

Knox Private Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Victoria, caring for over 1.2 million people across Melbourne's east and outer east.

We have a 24/7 Emergency Department, covering a full range of medical and surgical specialty areas, including highly complex surgeries. Backed by the latest technology and expertise, we offer a 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more.

All supported by a soon to be expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit. Our expert care team of surgeons, specialist doctors, dedicated nurses and other professionals will ensure that your experience is the best it can be.

Exciting new expansion for Knox Private Hospital

Work is well underway on a major expansion of Knox Private Hospital that will help us continue to meet the growing demand for quality health care across Melbourne's east.

The new multi-million-dollar expansion will help Knox Private deliver an expanded and enhanced service offering for our patients, and will further cement our reputation as a world-class healthcare facility.

2023/2024 Expansion Project includes:

Three story North Tower with two wards (60 beds), upgrade and increase in ICU and CCU beds, upgrade to Knox Heart Centre (our non-invasive diagnostic cardiology), 16 chair renal dialysis unit and Specialist Consulting Suites.

As a Deputy Chief Health Information Manager your responsibilities will include:

· Assist the Chief HIM in the management of the Medical Records Department

· Provide continuous mentoring and education to the coding staff

· Participate in case mix analysis, education & quality activities

· Clinical documentation improvement initiatives

· Assist with the timely extraction and submission of mandatory data reporting

· Assist with the development and management of forms rationalisation and digitised medical records management

· Participate in audits as necessary

· Timely and accurate clinical coding

Essential Criteria:

· Bachelor of Health Information Management and/or Master of Health Information Management or equivalent

· Senior clinical coder experience

· Strong leadership capability to lead and drive success within a team to maximise performance

· Proven experience in clinical coding with knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI & ACS

· Sound understanding of Codefinder & Turbocoder

· Demonstrated experience in the extraction and submission of data to external parties

· Highly developed problem solving skills that lead to positive outcomes

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholder relationships

Desirable Criteria:

· Knowledge of private sector funding models

· Knowledge of WebPAS patient information system

Why Healthscope?

We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you'll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 15th February 2024

To apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to ***********@healthscope.com.au

More information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.