Senior/ Clinical Coder

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

As a Clinical Coder, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our patient records, enabling our clinical team to provide the highest standards of medical care.

About Us: 

Established in 2016, Gold Coast Private Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 340-bed facility located in the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct in Southport.

With 22 operating theatres, Gold Coast Private Hospital offers a wide range of specialties including, but not limited to, 24/7 Emergency Care, Medical Services, Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat), General Surgery, Obstetrics, Cardiac Care, and Oncology.

Gold Coast Private Hospital is committed to continual growth, providing exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in healthcare.

Key Responsiblities:

·       Deliver an exceptional coding service by accurately and efficiently assigning ICD-10-AM for patient discharges across all specialities and by processing accurate clinical and medico-legal requests for information in accordance with relevant legislation.

·       Provide excellent customer service to the department by providing assistance with medical record management activities and general administration duties as required.

·       Support Healthscope’s safety and quality improvement and achievement of accreditation by actively participating in department meetings, coding audits, quality and risk reduction activities and accreditation preparation events.

·       Ensure compliance with and participation in the National Safety & Quality Healthcare Standards.Ensure patient confidentiality and privacy are maintained at all times. 

·       Act as a valued and respectful member of the team by promoting a professional and positive team culture, providing coding and documentation advice and education to clinical and non-clinical staff, and by demonstrating attention to detail and time management.

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

·       Sound knowledge of private sector funding models

·       Demonstrated understanding in WebPAS patient information system preferred buy not essential

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. As one of the largest national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 38 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

Benefits:

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance (perm employees)
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth
• Gym Passport
• Maxxia reward Program
• Salary Sacrifice and novated lease options
• EAP Services

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.

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

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