Grade V HIPE Coder - ICD-10 Specialist for Hospital Data

Children’s Health Ireland Jobs; Dublin; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Health Ireland is seeking an HIPE coder to review discharge charts, extract administrative and clinical information for each day case and inpatient episode, and translate medical terminology into accurate ICD-10-AM codes. You will meet monthly deadlines set by HSE and HPO.

The role requires Leaving Certificate or equivalent, hospital experience, strong IT skills, and excellent communication and customer service abilities.

Qualifications

• Leaving Certificate standard or equivalent
• Experience of hospital procedures and hospital activities
• Excellent PC skills – Microsoft Office and IT packages
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Medical terminology
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication
• Ability to deal with people with high level of customer service
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Fluent command of English (spoken and written)

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Medical terminology

Customer service

Teamwork

Independent work

English fluency

Education

Leaving Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Children’s Health Ireland is seeking an HIPE coder to review discharge charts, extract administrative and clinical information for each day case and inpatient episode, and translate medical terminology into accurate ICD-10-AM codes. You will meet monthly deadlines set by HSE and HPO.

The role requires Leaving Certificate or equivalent, hospital experience, strong IT skills, and excellent communication and customer service abilities.