Medical Coder

**_Medical Coder_**

**Employment Type**: Two 9-month fixed term roles
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 1
**Remuneration**: $81,581 and $108,532 pro rata per annum, excluding superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 16
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney
**Requisition ID**: REQ518366

**Do you have cancer coding experience and enjoy working amongst a team of highly dedicated and experienced people?**
- **Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW**:

- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply**:

- **Two part-time positions are available in the team**:

- **Join a flexible hybrid team of experience oncology coders**

**_ Where you’ll be working_**

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

**_ What you’ll be doing_**

In this role, you will review and analyse information on cancer notifications, translating the information into specific codes in accordance with the Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICDO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) guidelines. You will be entering data into the Cancer Registry Information System to support the maintenance of accurate and dependable data for the purposes of cancer reporting and research.

**_ Essential requirements_**
- Demonstrated experience in a population-based cancer registry and competency in and an understanding of a large volume database
- Extensive understanding of ICDO3 coding and principles
- Experience and or familiarity with the coding of oncology treatment and surgical data
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of medical terminology including gross anatomy, histological and pathological terms
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications or demonstrated, relevant, equivalent professional experience and training
- Demonstrated experience dealing with confidential and sensitive patient information.
- Experience in coding ABS cancer related death certificates, with an extensive understanding of IARC and non IARC coding and principles and teaching new staff ICDO3 cancer registry coding
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
- A response to the pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**_ Pre-screening questions_**
- **Can you please describe the key differences between ICD10 and ICDO3.**
- **Please name what cancers are eligible for collection in the NSW cancer registry.**

**_ Interested?_**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Sunday 29 September, at 11.30 pm.**

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.