UnitingCare Health is one of the largest not-for-profit private hospital groups in Queensland and is a service group of UnitingCare Queensland. The hospital group is a major provider of healthcare services in Queensland which operates almost 1000 licensed hospital beds and employs over 4200 people.

The Health Information Unit at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital is seeking a motivated Clinical Coder to join their team on a part time basis.  This position is based at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital. With our diverse case mix we have approximately 2000 discharges a month offering you the opportunity to gain coding skills across various specialties.  You will have an opportunity to become  part of our friendly, dynamic and flexible team.

Ideally the successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Qualifications and experience in ICD10-AM coding (essential)
• Previous experience with the 3M encoder software
• High level of knowledge in medical terminology
• Effective communication skills
• Outstanding time management skills
• Flexibility and enthusiasm
• The ability to work independently or within a team.

Working at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital

One of the Coast’s largest private hospitals with over 700 dedicated staff, The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital is located in a peaceful, leafy natural environment at Buderim. The hospital provides a multi-award winning service to its patients and their families. We provide our patients with a wide range of services including Maternity, Intensive Care, Cardiovascular, Vascular, Obstetric and Gynaecology, General Surgery, Urology, Cancer Care, General Medicine, Renal and Respiratory Services, Mental Health, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Orthopaedic, Rehabilitation and much more. The high level of care, commitment and expertise is what makes the hospital a leading provider of healthcare services on the Sunshine Coast.

Working as part of the UnitingCare Health at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital, our staff enjoy a values based organisation with benefits including:

• Friendly values based environment
• Generous salary packaging options
• Corporate health insurance discounts with multiple health funds
• Exciting career paths in both clinical and leadership streams
• Exceptional professional development opportunities including post graduate leaderships programs
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working arrangements

UnitingCare Health is committed to being a child safe, child friendly organisation for all children who come into contact with our services. It is our expectation that our employees will share in this commitment.  Therefore, employees and successful candidates in specified roles will be required to hold a valid ’Blue Card’ in line with the ’Working with Children Check’ requirements. Criminal record checks will be conducted for all successful candidates.

Applications

For more information regarding this opportunity and working within the Health Information Unit please contact Brenda Liebenberg on 07 5430 3497.

To learn more about UnitingCare Health and The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital visit our website at http://unitingcarehealth.com.au/

To apply for this opportunity, please click on the 'Apply' button below to be taken to our online application.

We look forward to receiving your applications by Thursday, 25th February 2016.