Health Information Manager

About Seymour Health

Seymour Health is a leading rural health service located an hour north of Melbourne via the Hume Freeway. We are a 30-bed public facility which provides public and private acute medical and surgical, renal dialysis and day procedure along with post-acute care, palliative care, district nursing and sub-acute ambulatory services. Seymour Health also has a 30-bed high care aged residential care facility.

About the position

An opportunity exists for a Health Information Manager or suitably qualified Clinical Coder to join the team at Seymour Health as a Health Information Manager.

This position is up to 4 days per week and has the opportunity for flexible working arrangements with their hours.

The Health Information Manager is responsible for;

• Management of the Health Information Services Department to ensure service delivery is effective, efficient and responsive to the needs of SH
• Develop and maintain all related policies and procedures
• Clinical Coding
• Submission of relevant data, analysis and reporting to both internal and external stakeholders
• Client Management Systems
• Medical records storage and disposal
• Education to administration, clinical and medical staff
• Oversee private patient liaison and billing
• Manage FOI
• Development and review of medical record forms according to Australian Standards
• Privacy Legislation is adhered to
• Annual budget for the HIS Department
• Management of the new PAS

The successful applicant will have:

·        Good communication, interpersonal and computer skills

·        Tertiary qualification in Health Information Management or working towards same

·        Eligibility for membership of the Health Information Management Association of Australia

·        Experience with the administration of Patient Administration Systems (Vital, Lorenzo)

·        Experience with 3M Encoder

Seymour Health staff benefits:

• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual scholarship program
• Employee assistance program

Enquiries:

For further information please see position description