Funding Support Officer

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Communications, Marketing and Media, Finance, Health and Allied Health, Human Resources, Information Management, Procurement

Reference: 59311

**About Monash Health**

**About the Role**

We have an excellent opportunity to join Monash Health's Specialist Consulting Funding Support Team and be part of an expanding, collaborative and supportive team. Specialist Consulting Funding Support plays an integral role in ensuring Monash Health meets Medicare and governing legislative requirements by completing auditing and data quality activities and also ensuring the Department of Health's non-admitted patient activity reporting requirements are met. We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable person to be part of our team. The role is responsible for coordinating and completing correction of data entry errors, completing audits on Specialist Consulting data entry, developing and presenting training material to assist end users, providing support to end users, assist with implementation of new business processes improvements and completing testing of new system implementation, upgrades and/or modifications.

The successful incumbent requires excellent communication and computer skills.

**What You Need to Know**:

- This role will work Monday to Friday with flexibility to work on site and from home.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- Experience using a Patient Administration System (PAS) such as iPM
- Working knowledge of data entry and business processes within health services
- Demonstrated commitment to high quality outcomes and attention to detail

As well as advanced verbal, written and interpersonal skills involving good use of English are required. Time management skills are essential, including capacity to prioritise effectively to meet the requirements of the position.

**Monash Health will offer**:

- competitive salary
- 5 weeks of Annual Leave
- salary packaging
- friendly and supportive culture
- opportunity to experience various teams
- on-going supervision and professional development

**A Day in the Life**:
You will fulfil a critical role to ensuring accurate reporting of MBS data across Monash Health.

Typical daily duties will include;
- Coordinate and complete correction of data entry errors that are preventing processing and/or payment of Medicare claims
- Complete audits on Specialist Consulting data entry
- Develop and present training material and information guides to assist end users
- Provide support to end users
- Assist with implementation of new business processes improvements
- Complete testing of new system implementation, upgrades and/or modifications
- Ensure all outpatient activity is accurately captured and data including VINAH data requirements meet required standard and regulation

**What you bring**

Communication skills and teamwork are extremely important in this role as you will be working in a diverse team. You thrive on working in a dynamic, fast paced environment, demonstrating a flexible, can-do attitude and strong organisational, communication and time management skills.

You are a proactive and experienced healthcare administrator who enjoys working in a fast paced environment. Working in a hospital environment doesn’t faze you and you are able to maintain and demonstrate integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

**_ You will also demonstrate_**
- The ability to adapt in a changing environment to meet demands
- Proven organisational skills and can work autonomously
- Demonstrable ability to manage a range of administration responsibilities across a number of areas
- A quality focus whilst ensuring work is completed within the required timeframes

**In return**

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming team where the only limit in your career is you.
- There is no better time to join us and here’s just a few reasons why:

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- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your clinical skills and knowledge base
- Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
- Mentorship and career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

All our full-time employees have the opportunity to accrue a day off every four weeks. In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging to increase your take-home pay, access to on site staff car parking and gym, uniform and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**_ Monash Health is a great place to work so come join the Specialist Consulting Funding Support Team_