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Taking care of people is our reason for being  
At the Sydney Adventist Hospital, fondly known as the San, taking care of people is our reason for being. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients – and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here too. When you work for the San, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.  

At the San, we appreciate there is more to living well than physical health, so we devote ourselves to seeing the whole person. As well as addressing someone’s physical health, we also care for them emotionally, socially and spiritually. This is reflected in our mission, values and vision for the future.

Some of the exceptional employee benefits we offer are     

• Let us help you with your cost-of-living pressures - as a not-for-profit organisation, our team members have access to numerous salary packaging benefits that provide tax savings, to increase your take home pay. These include: $9,010 (NFP salary packaging), $2,650 (NFP meal, entertainment & venue benefit card), novated car leasing and numerous monthly offers & discounts across retail outlets, cinema’s & restaurants
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Beautiful, leafy campus with ample discounted car parking
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport and access to our ELIA Wellness Program    
• Flexible working options with 50% working from home, after the first initial months of employment
• Customised Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• System Reports to minimise errors and improve communications of more accurate data.

We have many other benefits as well, to see a complete list of all our other Employee benefits and discounts, visit Working with Us - Why you'll love it  

What you’ll be doing in this role
At the San, we appreciate there is more to living well than physical health, so we devote ourselves to seeing the whole person. As well as addressing someone’s physical health, we also care for them emotionally, socially and spiritually. This is reflected in our mission, values and vision for the future.

Working within the Medical Records Department, your key responsibilities will include: 

• Timely and accurate coding of inpatient episodes in accordance with Australian Coding Standards and relevant coding authorities
• Participate in regular coding audits and quality improvement activities
• Liaise with clinicians and other health professionals to clarify and seek further clinical information for coding query purposes
• Respond to internal and external departmental requests for information as required

Who we’re looking for

• Completion of Medical Terminology and clinical coding qualification through HIMAA, OTEN or Bachelor of Health Information Management (or equivalent), with 1.5 – 2+ years of coding experience.
• A minimum of 1- 2 years+ coding experience
• Sound knowledge and skills in clinical coding using ICD-10-AM classification system
• Knowledge and understanding of Australian Coding Standards and DRG assignment
• Previous or current experience using 3M Codefinder
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Exceptional attention to detail as this role requires accurate information to be abstracted and translated
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience considerately & professionally communicating with both internal and external stake holders
• Ability to work both in an unsupervised environment, and within a team setting
• Knowledge of private sector funding models will be highly regarded, but not essential
• Previous training in ICD 10-AM 12th Edition is essential

About Adventist Healthcare
We are NSW’s largest and most comprehensive private hospital (700+ beds) with a dedicated team of 2400 team members, over 1000 medical officers and 300 volunteers. As a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organisation advancing healthcare since 1903, we have a proud history of delivering outstanding care and we are at the forefront of our field with best in-class technology and game-changing research.

What to expect
Please know that employment with Adventist Healthcare requires:

• A National Police Check
• Two professional working reference checks
• Other pre-employment screenings as required

How to apply
If you see yourself in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Just click on the ‘Apply’ button, applications will be reviewed and progressed as they are received.

If you’d like to chat with one of our team members about this role, then please contact Chantal Roper, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist on careers@sah.org.au No applications received via email will be accepted.

Please note: Sydney Adventist Hospital does not accept unsolicited emails with CV’s from recruitment agencies.