Billing Administrator

Austin Health; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring and career development

Job summary

Austin Health is seeking a billing administrator to support the Radiology and Molecular Imaging & Therapy Departments in patient-focused billing. This onsite, full-time fixed-term maternity cover role sits within a collaborative team delivering high-quality billing services.

You will participate in routine billing, ensure accuracy and timeliness, and help validate billing records while thriving in a supportive, detail-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; Excel skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in routine billing transactions.
• Ensure accurate and timely billing of Radiology and MIT services.
• Check and validate billing records.
• Work in a high functioning team environment.

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Full time fixed term (maternity leave cover) administrative officer Grade 1 position until July 2027
• Onsite Role

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Radiology Department

Austin Radiology Department provides services to patients of Austin Health and the surrounding community. These include but are not limited to X rays, Ultrasounds, MRI scans, CT scans and surgical procedures.

The Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service comprises all Nuclear Medicine modalities and embraces the Bone Densitometry service located at the Repatriation campus. The breadth of Nuclear Medicine services is extensive and includes an on-site Cyclotron with comprehensive Radiochemistry and radio-pharmaceutical production facilities. Both departments have strong research involvement with close associations with the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute.

About the role

The billing administrator role supports patient focused billing for the Radiology and Molecular Imaging & Therapy Departments. The role works as a part of a supportive team to provide high-quality billing services.

A regular day will see you

• Participate in routine billing transactions
• Ensuring accurate and timely billing of services provided by Radiology and MIT
• Checking and validating billing records
• Working in a high functioning team environment

About you

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated time management and prioritisation skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Microsoft office suite with excel skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a dynamic team

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Tina Montgomery, Business Manager at ***************@austin.org.au