Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

Job Description:

About the role:

As the Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS) you will support and enhance the provision of patient centred care at St. Vincents Private Hospital Toowoomba. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for improving the overall quality accurateness and completeness of patient medical records and clinical documentation.

About our hospital:

St Vincents Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our services include medical surgical maternity paediatric emergency cardiac and rehabilitation.

Things that work for you:

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W The Good Guys Samsung) JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits airport lounge membership discounts

• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15990 novated leasing plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2650 per annum competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime

• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families fitness passport free uniforms & annual flu vaccination ability to purchase annual leave discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincents Private Hospital discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank

• Join Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us:

• Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) as aRegistered Nurse

• Ability to work on a permanent part time basis (30 hours per week)

• Ability to maintain collaborative and effective relationships with all multidisciplinary team members

• Strong commitment to improving the quality of clinical documentation

• Ability to participate in and support education activities and to contribute to the development of self and other team members

• Have a working knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and legislation

• Have knowledge of the different funding models and applications of PHI contracts regarding coding DRGs and the impact of these in relation to documentation

About Us:

St Vincents has been a leader in Australias health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders the Sisters of Charity opened our first hospital in 1857 our services and people have been behind some of Australias most important medical breakthroughs. With public and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs for marginalised people we are a microcosm of Australias 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 Vincents aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people always. St Vincents 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

Respectfully no agencies please.

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Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks. St Vincents 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.

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Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents 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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