Advanced Clinical Coder

SA Health; City of Mount Gambier; Remoto; AUD 82.000 - 86.000; Part-time

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12% Superannuation

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Descrizione del lavoro

SA Health’s Limestone Coast Local Health Network is seeking an Advanced Clinical Coder to provide timely and accurate clinical coding, quality assurance, auditing and education across the network. This fully remote role supports Activity Based Funding and healthcare planning, with a focus on documentation quality and mentoring developing coders.

You will collaborate with clinicians and coding staff, contribute to continuous improvement, and participate in auditing and education activities.

Competenze

• Diploma of Clinical Coding (ICD-10-AM) with minimum 3 years' experience.
• Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI, AR-DRGs, Casemix and ABF.
• Experience auditing coding accuracy and contributing to quality improvement.
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities.
• Proficiency in clinical coding systems and health information tools.

Conoscenze

ICD-10-AM knowledge

Auditing

Data analysis

Mentoring/education

Communication skills

Formazione

Diploma of Clinical Coding (ICD-10-AM)

Strumenti

Health information systems

Patient administration systems

Reporting tools

Descrizione del lavoro

• Ongoing | Part Time | 22.5 hours per week |
• ASO4 | $82,212.00 - $86,180.00
• 12% Superannuation | Leave Loading | Salary Packaging
• Location: Remote
• Fully Remote Working Arrangement Available | Applications Accepted from Across Australia

About The Role

Take on a pivotal role where your advanced clinical coding expertise directly supports high-quality patient data, reliable reporting and accurate Activity Based Funding across the Limestone Coast Local Health Network. As an Advanced Clinical Coder, you will provide timely and accurate clinical coding, quality assurance, auditing and education activities that contribute to healthcare planning, research and funding outcomes. Working collaboratively with clinicians and coding staff across the network, you will help improve documentation quality, mentor developing coders and support continuous improvement initiatives. This fully remote opportunity offers flexibility while allowing you to make a meaningful contribution to regional healthcare services.

About You

You are an experienced Clinical Coder with exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical skills and a commitment to data quality. You enjoy working collaboratively, sharing your expertise and supporting continuous improvement while delivering accurate and meaningful health information outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you will:

• Successfully completed the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) Diploma of Clinical Coding (or equivalent) in ICD-10-AM (current edition) and possess a minimum of three years' recent clinical coding experience.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI, AR-DRGs, Casemix and Activity Based Funding principles.
• Have experience auditing coding accuracy, analysing data and contributing to quality improvement initiatives.
• Possess strong communication skills and the ability to educate, mentor and support clinicians and coding staff.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in clinical coding systems, patient administration systems and health information reporting tools.

About Clinical Coding Services

The Clinical Coding team supports the delivery of safe, effective and sustainable healthcare through the management of health information, clinical coding, documentation integrity and data reporting. The service plays a critical role in supporting Activity Based Funding, performance monitoring, research and healthcare planning while ensuring compliance with national and state clinical coding standards.

About the Limestone Coast Local Health Network

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) delivers essential health services to more than 67,000 people across South Australia’s south-east, while also supporting communities in Western Victoria. With over 1,400 staff and approximately 250 volunteers, LCLHN is a major regional employer committed to safe, high-quality, and community-focused care.

Our services extend from the Victorian border to the iconic Limestone Coast, delivering acute, community, and aged care services across a diverse network of sites. Working at LCLHN means being part of an organisation that plays a vital role in the health and wellbeing of its communities.

Beyond the work, LCLHN offers an exceptional lifestyle in one of Australia’s most liveable regional destinations, where professional impact is matched with genuine work–life balance.

Why the Limestone Coast Local Health Network?

• Make a meaningful difference as a trusted and valued part of the community.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote working arrangement.
• Be part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative team culture.
• Access professional development, education and career development opportunities.
• Benefit from salary packaging and wellbeing initiatives.
• Join a service committed to innovation, quality and continuous improvement.

Conditions of Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position.
• Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category B.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including LGBTQI+, people living with disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please feel free to contact Caroline Barker, Clinical Coding Documentation Auditor and Educator, email [e-mail] and quote role 953576

Applications to be submitted before 17-11-2026

953576 - Advanced Clinical Coder.pdf

Applications to be submitted before 11:59pm (ACDT) Tuesday, 17 November 2026.

Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given preference as special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975(Cth), and sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).