Health Information Management Services Officer

Job Description

CRVCID606884 Before you apply for this position, please read the attached job application information sheet which contains important information. This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start! Currently we are seeking Health Information Management Service (HIMS) Officers to provide HIMS clerical support for Fiona Stanley Hospital. In this role you will ensure records are maintained in a confidential environment and accessible in a timely manner. This is a recruitment pool for casual, permanent full time, permanent part time, fixed term full time, and fixed term part time appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency. The Health Information Management Service operates Monday to Sunday. Some examples of the shift times for the business are as follows: Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine. Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment! SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce. Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Kylie Winn, Medical Record Coordinator at or 08 6152 5213. If you are ready to partner with us, see the application instructions below: Your Application Should Include: A comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae. The names and contact details of two (2) current referees who can attest to your suitability for this role. As part of the online application process, you will be asked to respond to the following three (3) Application Questions designed to assess your suitability against the essential selection criteria: Describe a moment where you had to resolve a conflict in a work environment. How did you approach and resolve it? Working in a clerical role in a hospital/health care environment, you are required to deal with confidential information. What types of information do you consider to be confidential and how do you deal with this? Describe what steps you would take to ensure you and your team are maintaining confidentiality. We recommend that you write your responses to the Application Questions in Word (or similar) first. There is no spell or grammar check on this system. These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation. Please note that you are not required to submit a selection criterion as part of your application submission. If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours. Employee Benefits: Access to generous salary packaging Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance Flexible working arrangements Flexible leave arrangements Other professional and location-based allowances Are you eligible? To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector, it is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment, you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract. WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality; Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: This is an “open-ended” recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted: The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis. Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/09/2025. Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted. LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. #J-18808-Ljbffr