Clinical Coding and Casemix Manager - Perm FT

at  South Western Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Fairfield Hospital
Position Classification: Medical Records Manager Grade 1
Remuneration: $96,709.00 per annum
Requisition ID: REQ495459
Application Close Date: 21/07/2024
Interview Date Range: 24/07/2024 – 31/07/2024
Contact Details: Harry Doan - harry.doan@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Fairfield Hospital is seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Coding and Casemix Manager to oversee all aspects of clinical coding, ensuring compliance with the NSW Ministry of Health’s 28-day deadline, and classifying inpatient episodes using ICD-10-AM in accordance with Australian Coding Standards.
The successful candidate will implement systems to meet internal targets, develop a quality improvement plan to maintain coding accuracy, conduct internal audits, and address documentation issues affecting hospital length of stay.
Responsibilities include timely coding of medical records, presenting monthly statistical information, providing coding training and education, and developing Coding & Casemix reports using the Health Information Exchange (HIE).
The role also involves ensuring data quality, managing Clinical Coding staff, developing orientation packages for medical staff, conducting ongoing casemix education, and participating in relevant committees.
The ideal candidate will maintain personal coding knowledge across all specialties offered by Fairfield Hospital and stay updated with developments in technology, work practices, and legislation.
If you are a proactive and skilled professional with a passion for clinical coding and casemix management, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the high standards of patient care at Fairfield Hospital.

WHERE YOU’LL BE WORKING

Fairfield hospital is located in one of NSW’s largest LGA’s and is a hub of diverse cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.
This brings a range of experiences to hospital employees and provides varied learning and development experiences for all levels of Medical, Clinical, administrative and support roles.
Fairfield Hospital provides a chance to work closely with patients and the community whist providing a strong learning environment and exposure to a variety of disciplines and specialties.
The team at Fairfield Hospital is supportive and encouraging, with the senior members of the hospital always looking for ways to enrich the experience of the team.
The hospital sits close to public transport (T-Way), Public Schools, a major shopping centre and has an onsite cafeteria.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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