Manager, Health Information Service

Job Description

Your role at St John of God Geelong Hospital You will ensure the efficient and effective management of resources and services of Health Information, facilitate the delivery of a high level of customer service, the maintenance of health record systems and health information in accordance with accreditation standards and relevant legislation.You will have an important role working with the Hospital Management Committee to provide insights into activity and casemix for growth of services across the Hospital.You will work in close partnership with the Shared Health Information Services Centre on revenue assurance/optimisation, clinical documentation improvement, and process review/development to ensure accurate data submissions and coding KPIs are met.The Position Provide casemix analysis insight to support senior management decision making. Provide support and insights to the CDS team to assist with prioritisation of work. Lead the strategic and operational planning for Health Information Services (HIS), overseeing the continuous evaluation and improvement of HIS systems and processes within the hospital. Lead and manage HIS and administration caregivers, including recruitment and identification of training and development needs. Collaborate with the Shared HIS Centre to contribute to the development of standardised systems and processes to maintain hospital data integrity, and support group-wide projects as needed. Responsible for ensuring the privacy of information in the health record and the management of requests for information release for clinical, administrative, financial, insurance and legal purposes. Collaborate with the Shared HIS Centre to ensure all health records are scanned with the necessary information required for coding, in compliance with SLAs. Coordinate non-coding Health Fund audits and Health Fund queries when required. Qualifications You will have a Bachelor of Health Information Management, or equivalent qualification. You should also demonstrate strong managerial and supervisory skills, with the ability to nurture and develop both teams and individuals.To succeed you will have sound computer literacy and expertise in the use of software packages and databases, including Patient Admission System (PAS), Scanned Health record (SHR) and the Microsoft office suite.We can offer you Competitive salary Full time or Part time position Work from home opportunities Flexible work hours A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being program Career opportunities for further growth across SJGHC Mentoring and support from experienced HIMs Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing Work related expenses Self-education Additional superannuation Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance Dynamic multidisciplinary team St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse. For enquiries contact Luke Edwards- Director of Finance, on (03) 5226 1346Application closes on 1st March 2025At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being. Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community. All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr