Clinical Coder

Permanent Fulltime, Part-Time, or casual opportunity, you choose!

 Join us and we will:

• Value your strengths
• Appreciate your contribution
• Support you to learn and grow

About the Role

As a clinical coder you will be responsible for abstracting and assigning accurate diagnostic and procedure codes for all inpatient episodes.

You will be supported by the onsite Clinical Coding Educator and work with highly regarded Clinical Coding Team.

Duties and responsibilities involve but are not limited to:

• Effectively following-up information that is absent in the medical record or documentation that is ambiguous, requiring further qualification to identify the highest specificity;
• Liaising with clinical and administrative staff to obtain accurate information to facilitate coding; and
• Participate in regular continuing professional education.

About You

To thrive in this role, you should be adaptable, possess exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills, and constantly demonstrate courtesy and sensitivity when dealing with patients, the public, and fellow team members.

• Clinical Coding qualifications from Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) or equivalent, or Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management)
• Sound and updated knowledge of ICD-10-AM 12th edition, National and local coding standards.
• Good analytical and abstracting skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of DRG and Casemix
• Ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage time to meet deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to take on continuing study
• 2 years and over of experience in abstracting and coding across a wide Casemix.
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and patient Management Systems

Remuneration: Commensurate with experience.  

About Us

At JHC we provide specialist services, some of which includes Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Fertility, Neonates, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular surgery, Orthopaedics, General Medicine, Psychiatry, Aged care and rehabilitation, Cardiology, Urology, ENT, Respiratory and Oncology.

The campus is comprised of a standalone 150-bed Joondalup Private Hospital and a co-located hospital that provides public patient services. JHC is managed by Australia’s largest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care, under a long-standing public-private partnership agreement with the State Government.

Caring for both public and private patients and with a total of 750 beds and bays, JHC is one of the largest hospitals in Western Australia, treating more than 68,000 inpatients annually.

What’s in it for you?

Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.

Discounts: Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.

Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.

Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.

*Please note casual employees may not be eligible for all benefits. 

Requirements

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases.

To Apply

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety.  Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com

If you have any enquiries about this opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact Wilhelmina Blocher, via email at BlocherW@ramsayhealth.com.au