The role
As a member of the State HIM & Clinical Coding Team, you will be responsible for conducting quality activities, including auditing and clinician liaison, to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of inpatient morbidity data. Compliance with ACS, Queensland coding rules, and Queensland Health guidelines is essential, and you will be expected to inform changes based on audit outcomes. within designated timeframes.
Additionally, you will complete Queensland Cancer Registry notifications and collect/flag clinical indicator and audit data as part of the coding process. Your role will involve utilizing appropriate resources and applications, liaising with team members and clinicians to clarify information as needed. You will identify discrepancies between clinical information systems and patient records, taking action to rectify them through appropriate channels. Furthermore, you will review the DRG allocation in conjunction with associated information such as length of stay, specialty, and care type to ensure accuracy and consistency.
The successful person
To be successful in this role, you should have completed a Diploma in Clinical Coding or a relevant qualification such as a Certificate in Clinical Classification in ICD-10-AM, ACHI, and ACS, along with substantial coding experience across various DRGs within a healthcare or tertiary healthcare facility. Additionally, experience in coding with a minimum of four years of full-time coding experience, is highly desirable.
While not mandatory, it would be advantageous to have completed the intermediate or advanced ICD-10-AM, ACHI, and ACS Clinical Coding Courses (or their equivalents), a certificate in Clinical Coding Audit or a university degree in Health Information Management to excel in this role.
About us
The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace. Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The State Health Information Management (HIM) and Clinical Coding Support Team provide strategic consultancy advice, support, guidance and mentoring to Hospital and Health Service executive, finance and health information management and clinical coding teams in relation to activity data as it pertains to healthcare funding. This includes health information data flows, activity data standards, clinical coding, coding audit, optimisation opportunities and workflow improvement.
This role reports directly to the State Professional Lead Clinical Coding.
Benefits
• A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Opportunities for occasional travel to regional Queensland Hospital and Health services.