Oncology Medical Coder — Hybrid (Not-for-Profit)

Cancer Council VIC; Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 71 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Work for purpose

Salary packaging benefits

Generous leave

Flexible and hybrid work

Health and wellbeing support

Growth and development opportunities

Best Workplace Award

Résumé du poste

Cancer Council Victoria, based in Melbourne, seeks a Medical Coder to join the Victorian Cancer Registry in the Cancer Research Division. You will code cancer data from hospital and pathology sources while upholding privacy requirements and data quality.

The role involves prioritising tasks, supporting QA activities, and contributing to continuous improvements in coding workflows in a collaborative, purpose-driven team.

Qualifications

• Completion of a HIMAA course or a health science degree or extensive work experience in a health-related field.
• Ability to be thorough and accurate with great attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, learn independently, and contribute to process improvements.
• Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality and privacy principles in handling sensitive health information and ability to effectively communicate with health professionals and other stakeholders with tact, discretion and diplomacy.

Responsabilités

• Review source information, assign accurate oncology codes in accordance with VCR protocols, and liaise with cancer notifiers to clarify and resolve data discrepancies or missing information.
• Adhere to all relevant privacy and confidentiality protocols and practices while working with registry data.
• Effectively plan, organise and prioritise allocated coding and non-coding tasks to meet individual and team objectives and deadlines.
• Actively participate in the quality assurance activities and contribute to the review, development, implementation and continuous improvement of coding practice, procedures and workflows.

Connaissances

Medical coding

Privacy and confidentiality

Time management

Communication with health pros

Formation

HIMAA course or health science degree

Description du poste

Cancer Council Victoria, based in Melbourne, seeks a Medical Coder to join the Victorian Cancer Registry in the Cancer Research Division. You will code cancer data from hospital and pathology sources while upholding privacy requirements and data quality.

The role involves prioritising tasks, supporting QA activities, and contributing to continuous improvements in coding workflows in a collaborative, purpose-driven team.