Advanced Clinical Coders

South Western Sydney Local Health District

REQ486054

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time, 24 hrs per week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $41.14 - $54.74 per hour

About the Opportunity
Liverpool Hospital is actively seeking Advanced Clinical Coders who can contribute to their dynamic team.

With flexible work arrangements available, Liverpool Hospital offers an accommodating environment for skilled professionals. Currently, 80% of the contracted coding hours are open to staff who meet quality coding and throughput KPIs.

This opportunity emphasizes the importance of providing accurate coded data promptly.

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to organise their work efficiently and prioritise tasks to ensure completion within designated deadlines.

The role involves assisting with audits in a hybrid medical record environment, with experience across a broad spectrum of specialties and evidence of meeting KPIs for accuracy and throughput.

Successful candidates will be able to analyse highly complex medical record content and abstracting required clinical content relevant to the episode of care, adhering to ethical and professional standards of practice.

The role also requires precise assignment of diagnosis and procedure codes, as well as diagnosis-related groups, for intricate medical records, following the SWSLHD clinical coding competency guidelines.

Liverpool Hospital seeks individuals who can thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

This opportunity not only offers professional growth but also the chance to contribute meaningfully to healthcare data management, ensuring the delivery of quality patient care.

What You'll be Doing
The advanced level clinical coder is expected to undertake highly complex coding clinical coding and assist the clinical coding team to ensure coding reflects the complexity and accurately describes the hospital casemix. The position is expected to meet the requirements of the SWSLHD Clinical Coder Competency – Advanced Level.

Where You'll Be WorkingLiverpool Hospital, founded in 1813, is the major health service for south-western Sydney, providing services to the local government area of Liverpool City Council as well as district services to residents and visitors in the area. It also provides a range of state-wide services in areas such as critical care and trauma, neonatal intensive care and brain injury rehabilitation.

The Hospital provides a health service of international standing, with 23 operating theatres, capacity for 877 beds, diagnostic and imaging services, emergency and trauma care, maternity, paediatric, cancer care, mental health, ambulatory care, allied health and medical and surgical services from birth to aged care.

Liverpool Hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) project will provide enhanced facilities and an increased capacity to meet future significant population growth for South Western Sydney.

Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral and teaching Hospital of the University of NSW and the Western Sydney University and also welcome students from over 20 universities and colleges.

Located in the heart of Liverpool City, the hospital is close to public transport, shopping centres and eateries.

How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application .

• Current and minimum three years clinical coding experience using ICD-10-AM at a tertiary hospital.
• Extensive experience across a broad range of specialties with evidence of meeting KPIs for accuracy & throughput as set within SWSLHD Advanced coder coding competencies.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills with high level attention to detail.
• Proven ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage time and resources to meet pre-determined targets and deadlines.
• Ability to analyse, abstract, interpret and report information in clinical coding forums.
• Enthusiastic attitude and demonstrated ability to work both independently, within a team and be flexible in a changing work environment.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of computerized PAS and record control systems, 3M Codefinder software, PICQ and a sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications.

Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au

Workplace Giving Program
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees also have the opportunity to make a difference to help those less fortunate. Visit the Workplace Giving Program for more information.

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Health & Fitness
South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport .

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  L G B T Q I +  community to apply.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

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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