Manager, Health Information Services

PRIMARY DETAIL- Salary: Base salary $180,000 + Superannuation and access to the full salary packaging benefit with Maxxia to maximise your take-home pay.- Appointment Type: Permanent, full-time- Opportunity to provide leadership in health information management and contribute to success in patient care, data integrity and digital health at Macquarie University Health

The Role

Macquarie University Health has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced applicant to step into the role of a Manager, Health Information Services (HIS) on a permanent, full-time basis.

In this position, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to the HIS department, safeguarding medical records through the pivotal management of data quality, accuracy and compliance. While the position centres on hospital-based records, there is some overlap with clinical records in outpatient clinics. You will provide leadership, mentoring and management to a highly skilled team, which specialises in clinical coding, data quality, privacy compliance and medico-legal process. The role also involves extensive collaboration with doctors, clinical, tech and administrative staff, as well as external government agencies, to ensure statutory reporting requirements are consistently met with high quality and accuracy. You will also lead and manage key projects within the department, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with Macquarie University Health goals.

This position is also fantastic opportunity to drive process improvement and change management initiatives in particular areas such as data governance, digital transformation, workflow redesigns, compliance, and service efficiency. Take the next step in your career in a role that is centred on patient care, health service delivery, and data integrity

Why Join Us

You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of integrated healthcare in Australia. You’ll join a supportive, collaborative team that is committed to delivering innovative, patient-centred care backed by world-class research and teaching.

Macquarie University Health is Australia’s first fully integrated academic health sciences precinct, uniting the Macquarie University Hospital and MQ Health Clinics, with the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences. Our mission is to deliver person-centred, high-quality, academically integrated healthcare that improves patient outcomes, enhances student learning, and drives impactful research.

At

Macquarie University Health

we unite the best clinicians, with world renowned researchers and clinical educators to lead the development of health and medical education and practice in Australia.

We are celebrating our 15 year anniversary


Founded to advance the tripartite missions of clinical care, learning and research, we are bold and ambitious in our pursuit of patient-centred excellence.

Just 15km from Sydney’s CBD and easily accessible by metro, our Wallumattagal Campus in Macquarie Park offers a vibrant and inspiring place to work—right in one of the world’s greatest cities.

We offer fantastic range of Employee Benefits including:
- Salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing) so you have great potential to maximise your income working for us- Post graduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs- Corporate private healthcare rates- Macquarie University Childcare at a reduced staff rate- Extensive Macquarie University facilities including sporting facilities, gym and pool

To Apply

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate the below requirements in your CV and a 1-2-page cover letter.- Bachelor of Health Information Management (HIM) or equivalent with extensive experience in managing health information in a complex tertiary hospital environment.- Demonstrated experience in the implementation and management of electronic health records and integration with a range of other systems- Demonstrated experience in building and leading a skilled and motivated team.- Sound understanding of medico-legal processes and relevant state and federal legislation and demonstrated capacity to maintain strict confidentiality.- High-level written and verbal communication skills- Excellent skills in the management of self, including organisation skills, the ability to work under pressure and the ability to meet deadlines- Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of process and service quality'

Note: This position requires you to comply with occupational screening, assessment and vaccinations in line with Macquarie University Health requirements and requires a current and valid Working with Children Check Clearance for NSW. You may also have to satisfy MQ Health that you meet all background checks (including criminal record and qualification checks).

General Enquiries: Please contact Talent Acquisition Consultant, Bill Egarchos at

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