Clinical Coding and SNAP Data Quality Analyst
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $55.40 - $65.37 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ541313
Applications Close: 05/01/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
An opportunity has become available to join the Health Information and Records Service in Nepean Hospital. This position is responsible for implementation and delivery of a continuous clinical coding and SNAP data quality improvement program for Nepean Hospital. This encompasses clinical documentation reviews, coding &SNAP audits and education activities for both clinicians and Clinical Coders.
The successful incumbent will be an integral member to ensure clinical coding and SNAP data is of high quality to accurately reflect casemix complexity, to optimise activity based funding and support best practice standards of clinical documentation. We invite you to take this next career move with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role:
- Tertiary qualifications in Health Information Management (or equivalent), or completion of a recognised clinical coding course HIMAA, OTEN)
- Demonstrated clinical coding expertise with sound knowledge of Australian Clinical Coding Standards and recent clinical coding experience; and ability to undertake quality audits and analysis at a tertiary level
- Highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including a capacity to liaise and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to lead and implement change and positively influence senior management and clinical staff across all levels of the healthcare setting.
- Advanced computer skills required to manipulate and analyse data (using software such MS-Access and MS-Excel). Extensive experience using Patient Administration System/eMR, 3M Codefinder and other reporting systems
- Demonstrated ability to organise tasks, assign priorities and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between Clinical Coding, Casemix, DRG & SNAP classification systems and Activity Based Funding/Management Models.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Dale Eather on Dale.Eather@health.nsw.gov.au
