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Clinical Coding Assessor
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Employment Type: Permanent
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Reference No: ECSS17/2022
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Directorate: Specialised Services Support (DRGs)
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| A health-related three-year National Diploma or Degree or equivalent registrable with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) or the South African Nursing Council (SANC). |
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| A valid unendorsed (Code B/EB) driver’s licence. Willingness to travel on a regular basis away from the workplace to visit Healthcare Facilities that fall under the Western Cape Department of Health. ICD-10 Basic and Intermediate level coding certification would be an advantage. |
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| Inherent organisational knowledge and appropriate experience of clinical coding. Appropriate experience in auditing of Diagnostic and Procedural coding in South Africa. Appropriate experience in clinical costing would be an advantage. |
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| Ms TJ Augustyn, tel. no. (021) 826-5743 or E-mail: Tamaryn-Jade.Augustyn@westerncape.gov.za |
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| Perform a compliance and improvement service to ensure Clinical Coding Conventions and SA Coding Standards compliance. Establish, plan and conduct assessments of institutions. Implement validity checking of all outputs, compilation of reports and provision of feedback to management of the institutions. Support sub-projects linked to eCCR and DRG implementation. Cross training and cross functioning of staff to perform overall DRG unit functions for which in-house training will be provided. Assist in developing and maintaining all coding and capturing tools and coding browsers. Assist Health Department with all new coding systems and tools (ICD-11, ICHI, SNOMED) and various costing exercises. Accessing, preparing, cleaning, DRG allocations and analysing of large datasets from various electronic sources. Administrative activities required for efficient functioning of the DRG unit. |
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| Written and verbal communication skills in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape. Ability to interpret and apply financial policies, procedures and prescripts. Ability to work independently and within a team and able to liaise at a high level. Excellent people, technical and conceptual skills and the ability to represent the Department with confidence in engagements with internal and external clients, as well as other Departmental Institutions. Intermediate computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). |
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Remuneration:
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R 321 543-R 378 765 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
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Starting Date:
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4/22/2022 12:00:00 AM
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NOTICE TO ALL
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Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
- It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
- available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
- bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
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Closing date: 5/16/2022 12:00:00 AM
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