Health Information Manager

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan, Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: The Royal Women's Hospital

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Information Management

Reference: 25423
- **Part-time or Full time considered on and ongoing basis**:

- ** Carlton or Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working**:

- ** Base + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave (+ monthly ADO if full time)**
**The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and most trusted tertiary hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

**About Health Information Services**

Health Information Services (HIS) at the Women's covers a range of services including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) support, medical record retrieval for patient care and research, clinical coding, statutory reporting and data integrity, Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, medical enquiries/release of information (ROI) requests and medical transcription (outpatient service).

HIS also looks after the Archives Department, which is responsible for overseeing both the historical and cultural memory of the hospital, according to relevant statutes, legislation and retention authorities.

HIS sits within the Informatics Directorate which has 4 key portfolios:

- Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
- Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Health Information Services
- Archives

The Parkville EMR is a world-class system shared by The Women’s, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and The Royal Children’s Hospital to support high-quality, seamless healthcare in Parkville and improve health outcomes for Victorians. The Women’s EMR team is an enthusiastic and growing team responsible for the day-to-day management, operation, and improvement of the EMR. The team liaises with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders of the EMR and works collaboratively with the four Health Services and the Parkville EMR team to deliver outcomes to benefit patients and staff. The EMR is used by more than 18,000 clinicians and staff across the four health services and is delivered in partnership with Epic, a global leader in health information technology.

The Business Intelligence and Analytics Unit manages the reporting of the hospital’s key performance indicators against performance targets and assists the business with regular and ad hoc activity reporting, coordinates activity benchmarking, provides a data assurance role for activity submissions, and develops and reports clinical costing for The Women’s.

**About the role**

This position is primarily responsible for the accurate and timely completion of coding to ensure all mandatory VAED reporting requirements are met. Opportunities will exist for additional responsibilities dependent upon personal skillset and motivation for professional development.

As well as demonstrating a high standard of clinical coding, the incumbent will participate in coding quality reviews and activities related to the management of patient information

A regular day will see you:

- Accurately coding of obstetrics, gynaecology, and neonatal inpatient records using 3M Codefinder software in conjunction with the patient administration system and the EMR
- Participating in quality management activities surrounding coded data and its analysis
- Undertaking data quality reviews including documentation and coding audits to ensure optimal coding accuracy
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of the DOH Criteria for Reporting to ensure the validity of admitted patient data to VAED
- Continuous professional development opportunities, including maintaining knowledge of ever evolving coding standards and published advice

**About you**

You’ll bring with you:

- A Bachelor of Health Information Management or equivalent
- Very high attention to detail and accuracy
- A high level of computer literacy
- A professional demeanour
- A flexible, resilient, and can-do attitude

**Our benefits**

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave, monthly AD