Bendigo Health is a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture. Our organisation vision is "Healthy communities and world class healthcare".

The organisation services the Loddon Mallee region, which covers about 26 per cent of Victoria and a population around 307,000. We provide health care across the entire lifespan from pre-natal and newborn babies to the aged, their families and carers.

Bendigo Health, employs around 3400 people, is the largest employer in the region and boasts many great staff benefits that include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary Packaging (meals and entertainment and accommodation)
• Staff health and wellbeing program
• Employee assistance program
• Free immunisations
• Social club
• Smoke free environment  

Health Information Services
Health Information Services (HIS) provides a range of services for Bendigo Health including access to patient information system (iPM), casemix and coding, freedom of information, medical records form design and records standards, medical transcription service, requests for medical records/request for other information and privacy.

This position will be responsible for accurate and timely coding and DRG analysis including auditing, data reporting to external parties, quality improvement activities and participation in other Clinical Coding Service activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coding and grouping of inpatient episodes, using ICD-10-AM classification and 3M Australian Grouping and Coding Applications software in accordance with Australian and Victorian Coding Standards.
• Keep up to date with Australian Coding Standards, Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) funding guidelines and Hospital Admission policy.
• Achievement of internal and external coding deadlines and assisting in completion of outstanding diagnosis coding as a priority.
• Participate in an ongoing coding auditing program that improves coding and optimise revenue results.
• Being aware of outliers and other data indicators at the time of coding, to ensure diagnosis or procedure codes accurately reflect the episode of care. Where necessary seek clarification through the coding query/audit process if documentation is unclear.
• Participation in regular coding and education meetings as well as meetings with clinical units regarding casemix, coding and documentation issues.
• Participating in internal coding consistency education, coding edition update education workshops and HIMAA education sessions and conferences.
• Adherence to the Australian Code of Ethics for Clinical Coders.

Title: Health Inforamtion Service / Clinical Coder

Department: Health Information Services

Classification: According to experience
Hours: 80 per fortnight
Status: Full time / part time ongoing

For further information on the role please refer to the position description. Applications are to be submitted online.