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Health Information Manager

224213 · Sedentary

Career data Close match

Health information systems coordinators manage health care data and digital records systems. They may organise patient information, control databases and train staff.

Most common salary $66k – $114k
Upper salary up to $184k
Training 0-2 years

Description

Plans, develops, implements and manages health information services, such as patient information systems, and clinical and administrative data, to meet the medical, legal, ethical and administrative requirements of health care delivery.

Typical work tasks

• Designs and revises medical record forms; manages organisations' central records systems.red.

Typical work environment

• Works indoors in offices connected to private and public health facilities.

• Works in adequately heated, lit, ventilated, clean and well maintained workspaces.

Typical physical and mental demands

Sedentary physical demand.

• Employees frequently sit to plan or implement health information services. May use computerised classification and data research systems.

• Frequently stands and walks about health facilities while supervising the collection of data, the recording of said data and its filing.

Bending, squatting or crouching is not a significant component of the job.

Lifting, carrying or pulling is not a significant component of the job.

Stretching, climbing and twisting is not a significant component of the job.

• Frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using a computer for data entry and data processing or creating record forms.

Mental skills necessary include creative, administrative, practical, computing, archival, cataloguing, research, evaluation, organisational, decision making and communication capabilities.

Entry signal Reviewed

Requires a substantial formal qualification.

Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 1
Next-day ready No

How this was determined (model-generated): Health Information Manager: relevant tertiary qualification or 5+ years experience; no licence gate.

Entry Requirements

• A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.