Casual Advanced Clinical Coder

NSW Health; Sydney; In loco; AUD 63.000 - 84.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

NSW Health is seeking a Casual Advanced Clinical Coder to accurately translate clinical documentation into coded data within Western Sydney Local Health District's tertiary healthcare setting.

You will contribute to data quality, ABF funding accuracy and continuous improvement, while mentoring colleagues and upholding coding standards.

Competenze

• Deliver accurate clinical coding across a tertiary healthcare setting.
• Apply ICD-10-AM coding skills to maintain data quality.
• Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the coding team.

Mansioni

• Deliver accurate clinical coding: analyse inpatient records and assign ICD-10-AM codes per ACS.
• Drive coding quality and data integrity through audits and reviews.
• Mentor junior coders and contribute to education huddles.
• Ensure DRG allocations and data entry support ABF and planning.
• Balance coding accuracy with productivity and deadlines.

Conoscenze

Advanced clinical coding

Clinical judgement

Mentoring

Formazione

ICD-10-AM coding

Strumenti

Solventum Codefinder

ACS guidelines

Descrizione del lavoro

• Apply your advanced clinical coding expertise across a diverse tertiary healthcare setting.
• Make an impact on coding quality, data integrity and patient care outcomes.
• Share your knowledge, support fellow coders and contribute to continuous improvement.

Use your advanced ICD-10-AM coding skills to deliver accurate clinical data, strengthen coding quality and support excellence across Western Sydney's healthcare services.

Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration: $46.05 - $61.27 per hour
Location: Western Sydney Local Health District

Where you'll be working

Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), where your expertise will contribute to the quality, accuracy and integrity of clinical information that supports healthcare delivery and informed decision-making.

As part of a dedicated clinical coding team, you will work across a broad range of clinical specialties in a tertiary healthcare environment, collaborating with experienced professionals who value accuracy, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• Work with complex inpatient medical records across a diverse range of clinical specialties.
• Be part of a collaborative team committed to clinical coding excellence and professional development.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen clinical documentation, coding accuracy and data quality.
• Share your expertise through mentoring, education huddles and knowledge exchange.
• Support the integrity of clinical activity data that informs Activity Based Funding (ABF) and healthcare planning.

What you'll be doing

As a Casual Advanced Clinical Coder, you will bring your extensive clinical coding experience and sound professional judgement to accurately translate complex clinical documentation into high-quality coded data. You will play an important role in maintaining coding standards, supporting team capability and driving continuous quality improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering accurate clinical coding: Analyse complex inpatient medical records and electronic documentation, assigning ICD-10-AM codes using Solventum Codefinder in accordance with Australian Coding Standards (ACS) and relevant coding guidelines.
• Driving coding quality and data integrity: Participate in coding audits, quality improvement initiatives, edit checks and documentation reviews to maintain coding accuracy and compliance.
• Supporting team capability: Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced coders, contribute to clinical coding education huddles and share specialist knowledge and best practice.
• Strengthening clinical data and funding accuracy: Validate Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) allocations, ensure accurate data entry into the Patient Administration System (PAS) and support Activity Based Funding requirements.
• Managing coding performance and priorities: Maintain agreed coding accuracy, productivity and throughput targets while prioritising workloads, meeting reporting deadlines and completing clinical documentation queries.

Make a difference with Western Sydney Local Health District

Bring your expertise to a collaborative team, improve clinical data quality and support better healthcare outcomes for our communities.

Applications Close: 22 November 2026

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for casual employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.