Assistant Director

Department of Health and Ageing

Reference Number: 07-1205
Positions: 20003009
Classification level: Executive Level 1
Local title: Assistant Director
Location: Canberra
Division and/or State/Territory Office: Acute Care Division
Branch: Healthcare Services and Financing Branch
Section: Casemix Technical Development Section
Classification of immediate supervisor: Executive Level 2
Classification of highest subordinate: APS Level 6
Security clearance required: No
Type of employment: Ongoing

Contact officer for more information:
Name: Phuong Huynh
Phone number: 02 6289 4951
Email: phuong.huynh@health.gov.au

Closing date:
Your application must be lodged byThursday 13 December 2007, 7pm EDST.

Summary of responsibilities
The Healthcare Services and Financing Branch is seeking a motivated and capable candidate who has responsibility for managing clinical and coding input to casemix development, departmental representative of the Coding Standards Advisory Committee, carrying out technical reviews of the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) classification and producing associated documentation.

Note: Candidates with clinical coding experience gained in a teaching hospital are highly desirable.