Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
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St Vincent's Health Australia
About the role
As the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS) you will support and enhance the provision of patient-centred care at St. Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for improving the overall quality, accuracy and completeness of patient medical records and clinical documentation.
Responsibilities
Support and enhance patient-centred care by improving the accuracy, completeness, and overall quality of patient medical records.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify and resolve documentation gaps.
Assist in education and training activities for staff to improve documentation standards.
Maintain compliance with regulations, legislation, and funding models related to clinical documentation.
Qualifications
Registered with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
Ability to work on a permanent part-time basis (30 hours per week).
Strong commitment to improving the quality of clinical documentation.
Ability to maintain collaborative and effective relationships with all multidisciplinary team members.
Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation, and funding models including coding, DRGs and PHI contracts.
Experience in participating in and supporting education activities to contribute to team development.
Benefits
Retail & travel discounts including Blue Light Card, JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits and airport lounge membership discounts.
Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, and an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum.
Health and wellbeing support: Employee Assistance Program, fitness passport, free uniforms, annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions and private health insurance.
Workforce: Opportunity to work at Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
About our hospital
St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. It is a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all patients. Services include medical, surgical, maternity, paediatric, emergency, cardiac and rehabilitation.
About Us
St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in ****, our services and people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. With public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programmes for marginalised people, we are a microcosm of Australia's health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.
Mission and Values
As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent's aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always. St Vincent's is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work. Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information please visit Mission and Values – Reconciliation.
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Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks. St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence may be required for proof of immunity.
Closing Date: 20 December :59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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