Regional Clinical Coder

**Job no**: 880824
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Murray and Mallee
**Categories**: Administration and Clerical, Corporate Services, Public Health
- **Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Corporate Services**:

- **Location negotiable - remote coding opportunity**:

- **Salary $67,589 - $72,033 p.a. - ASO3**:

- **Employment Full time - Ongoing Permanent**

**Overview**

Join our dedicated team as a Regional Clinical Coder, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality case-mix coding for inpatient and same-day episodes of care across twelve vibrant health services in the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network.

Your expertise will help maintain compliance with the Admitted Patient Care (APC) data domain, formerly known as the Integrated South Australian Activity Collection (ISAAC) Casemix Reporting Schedule. You will have the opportunity to work within a supportive environment, collaborating with healthcare professionals at diverse facilities including:

- Riverland General Hospital
- Barmera Health Services
- Loxton Health Complex
- Renmark Paringa District Hospital
- Waikerie Health Services
- Murray Bridge Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
- Mannum District Hospital
- Meningie & Districts Memorial Hospital
- Tailem Bend District Hospital
- Karoonda & District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
- Lameroo District Health Service
- Pinnaroo Soldiers Memorial Hospital

Your contributions will impact the quality of patient care and operational efficiency in our network, making a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide accurate and timely case-mix coding for inpatient and same-day episodes.
- Ensure compliance with APC data standards and reporting schedules.
- Collaborate with clinical staff to clarify documentation and coding queries.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of coding guidelines and practices.

**Essential Criteria**

To be considered for this role, it is essential that applicants have satisfactorily completed a Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) coding course, together with demonstrated competency in ICD-10-AM coding.

Please refer to the role description below for more details.

**About our Region**

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.
- We will provide support, both personally and professionally
- Give you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role
- Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments
- Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety
- Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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**Applicant Information**

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

Check(s)
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

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**:880824**.

**Enquiries**

Rebecca Boot
Coding & Health Information Consultant
Phone: 0478 854 520

**Application Closing Date**

17 October 2024 - 11.55PM

**Attachments**

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**Advertised**: 03 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 17 Oct 2024 Cen. Australia Daylight Time