Billing Officer

Date: 23 Jun 2025

Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

Company: theroyalch

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, +0,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Job Title: Billing Officer (Grade 1) - Finance

Parkville, Melbourne Location
Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
Full Time 80 hours per fortnight

About the Role

This is a permanent position at 80 per fortnight within the Finance Department.

You will work in a small team dedicated to excellence, ensuring billing is completed correctly the first time, in an efficient manner.

Classification for this position will range from AO11 to AO15 (base salary $58,3+6 to $64,584 per annum, plus superannuation)

What you’ll achieve:

Completion of daily billing tasks, achieving set key performance indicators
Excellence in customer service

Your skills and experience

Demonstrated experience using computer applications, including Microsoft Office products, Electronic Medical Records and Billing Systems
Proven customer service focus
Ideally, you will have an understanding of Medicare billing guidelines and requirements, private patient billing and private health funds

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Employee Assistance Program
Culture of continuous improvement
Flexible work options available

Other requirements:

Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
Valid Working with Children Check
Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Joseph Borg, Finance Manager Operations Ph:03 +345 57+2 Email: Joseph.Borg@rch.org.au


Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption Read more