Private Practice Billing Officer

**Job no**: 918837
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management, Accounting and Finance
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - Elizabeth Vale**:

- **Salary**: $58,709 - $63,154 p.a.**plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits** **- ASO2**:

- **Temporary Full-Time, up to 3 July 2026**

**About the Role**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a dedicated and skilled individual to join our Finance Division as a Private Practice Billing Officer.

As a Private Practice Billing Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and accurate billing and collection processes for private patient services. Your responsibilities will include:

- processing private patient accounts and managing the collection of revenue
- liaising with private health insurance providers and patients regarding billing inquiries
- maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records and financial data
- preparing reports and reconciliations related to private patient billing

**About You**:
To be successful in this role, you should possess excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment. Experience in medical billing, accounting, or a relevant field would be advantageous.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**:

- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is**-** Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances)**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job Ref: 918837**

**Enquiries**:
Toni Smith

Manager, Hospital Billing Operations

Phone: (08) 8133 2319

**Application Closing Date**:
7 November 2025 **-** 11.55PM

**Role Description and Further Information**:
**Advertised**: 24 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 07 Nov 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time