**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 893867
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE BC
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide**:
- **Salary AHP-3 $104,180 - $111,746 p.a. (pro rata) + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:
- **Salary ASO-6 $98,478 - $104,165 p.a. (pro rata)+ Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:
- **Permanent full-time**
**About the Role**
Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of clinical documentation? As a Clinical Documentation Specialist, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality, completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of patient records within the electronic medical record (EMR) system. Working closely with healthcare professionals, you will provide expert guidance to optimise documentation practices, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care, accurate clinical coding, and compliance with accreditation and quality standards. Your expertise will contribute to a streamlined documentation process that reflects the true complexity of patient care while ensuring appropriate revenue reimbursement.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare system, bridging the gap between clinical teams and health information professionals. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, analyse documentation trends, and provide education to clinicians, empowering them to enhance their documentation practices. If you have a keen eye for detail, a strong understanding of clinical terminology, and a commitment to excellence, this is your chance to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving healthcare outcomes.
**About You**
We are looking for a detail-oriented and highly motivated professional with strong clinical documentation expertise. You will have a passion for accuracy, the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and a commitment to improving healthcare outcomes.
- **Qualifications & Experience** - Clinical Documentation Specialist Certificate, a relevant health-related degree, and at least 5 years' experience in a healthcare setting, preferably in a hospital environment.
- **Technical Knowledge** - Strong understanding of ICD-10-AM & ACHI Classification Systems, clinical coding documentation, anatomy and physiology, and quality management principles.
- **Skills & Abilities** - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence clinicians and ensure accurate documentation.
- **Work Ethic & Attributes** - Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently or as part of a team while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
**About CALHN**
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South's Australia's major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.
We're looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.
**Benefit of Joining CALHN**
At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:
- **Salary Attractions**: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
- **Flexible Work Arrangements**: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- **Career Opportunities**: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.
Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
**Application Information**:
- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
**Job ref: 893867**
**Enquiries to**:
- Gail Whitelock
Position: Advanced Clinical Dietitian/Cancer Documentation Specialist
Phone: 7074 4000
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