Chief Health Information Manager

• Fulltime leadership opportunity
• Supportive management team
• Central Parkville location & close to public transport

Are you a skilled people leader with excellent time management and problem-solving capabilities? Or are you looking to make the next move in your health information services careers? An exciting opportunity has become available for a Chief Health Information Manager to join our leadership team at Melbourne Private Hospital.

You will bring extensive clinical coding experience, competent decision-making skill as well as demonstrated people management experience to the role.

As a Chief Health Information Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Coding to meet set performance indicators
• Responsibility for coding and billing queries
• Participate in case mix analysis, education & quality activities
• Clinical documentation improvement initiatives
• Assist with the timely extraction and submission of mandatory data reporting
• Assist with the development and management of forms rationalisation and digitised medical records management
• Participate in audits as necessary
• Timely and accurate clinical coding

About us

Melbourne Private Hospital is a fully accredited tertiary facility with 122 beds, providing intensive care and cardiac services.  The hospital has 4 theatres and 2 cath labs, which offer a board range of specialities including cardiac, neurosurgery, robotics, plastics, orthopaedics, urology, laparoscopic, colorectal, vascular and general surgery as well as neurosurgery.  Specialised wards include 1 cardiac, 1 neurosurgery/vascular/orthopaedic wards, as well as a general ward.  Melbourne Private Hospital also has a day procedure and chemotherapy ward.

Essential Criteria:

• Bachelor of Health Information Management and/or Master of Health Information Management or equivalent (desirable)
• Senior clinical coder experience
• Strong leadership capability to lead and drive success within a team to maximise performance
• Proven experience in clinical coding with knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI & ACS
• Sound understanding of Codefinder & Turbocoder
• Demonstrated experience in the extraction and submission of data to external parties
• Highly developed problem solving skills that lead to positive outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholder relationships

Desirable Criteria:

Knowledge of private sector funding models

Knowledge of WebPAS patient information system

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check prior to appointment and persons in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.

Applications close: 17th December 2023

For further enquiries: Please contact recruitment@healthscope.com.au

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.