Senior/ Clinical Coder

· Full time or Part Time

· Gold Coast Private Hospital

· Flexible role that promotes real work-life balance with supportive management

About the Role

Gold Coast Private Hospital is seeking a Senior Clinical Coder to join our Health Information Services team on a full time basis.

Your excellent time management and organisational skills, along with considerable clinical coding experience will ensure your success in this position.

As Clinical Coder you will be responsible for abstracting and assigning accurate diagnostic and procedure codes for all inpatient episodes. Responsibilities will include:

· Timely and accurate clinical coding

· Participate in case mix analysis, education and quality activities

· Clinical documentation improvement initiatives

· Participate in audits as necessary

About the Organisation

Established in 2016 Gold Coast Private Hospital is a 339 bed, 22 operating theatre facility located in Southport, the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct. Specialities include and are not limited to: 24/7 Emergency Care Centre, Medical, Orthopaedic, Bariatric, Neurosurgical, Plastics, ENT & General Surgical, Obstetrics, Cardiac Care and Oncology. Gold Coast Private Hospital is continually growing and offers exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in health care.

Essential Criteria:

· HIMAA Certification in Clinical Coding or other recognised Clinical Coding course with experience in ICD-10-AM and ACHI according to ACS and National and State clinical coding advice and Queensland Health guidelines to meet data reporting requirements

· At least 1+ years clinical coding experience within a hospital setting

· Sound understanding of Codefinder and Turbocoder

· Strong organisational skills in planning, prioritising and managing workloads

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Ability to work within a team environment

· Desirable Criteria:

· Sound Knowledge of private sector funding models

· Demonstrated understanding in WebPAS patient information system

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

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.

As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for. Healthscope opens the door to endless opportunities for our people, giving them the flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the

highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

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

Applications close: 12th 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.