Clinical Coder

Mater Health Services; Townsville City; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 71,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

On-site and hybrid work

Not-for-profit salary benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Mater Health Services in Townsville is seeking a Clinical Coder for a permanent part-time 16 hours per week role. The position supports on-site and hybrid work options from our Townsville Campus.

You will code across private and public patients, ensuring high-quality clinical data while applying confidentiality and privacy principles. Experience with ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS and 3M Codefinder is preferred; salary range is competitive with not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.

Qualifications

• HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course or Certificate IV in Clinical Classification.
• Up-to-date ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS coding knowledge.
• Experience using 3M Codefinder, WebPAS and iPM.
• Strong planning and workload management abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assign morbidity and procedure codes to patient episodes.
• Code inpatient episodes per Australian Coding Standards.
• Maintain high coding accuracy and understand DRG impact on funding.
• Identify unclear documentation and query when needed.
• Participate in coding audits, quality initiatives and education.

Skills

Organisation

Verbal communication

Written communication

Autonomy

Teamwork

Private sector funding knowledge

Education

HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course

Certificate IV in Clinical Classification (or equivalent)

Tools

3M Codefinder

WebPAS

iPM

Job description

About the role

Mater is seeking a highly motivated Clinical Coderto join our Clinical Coding Services team on a permanent part time basis 16hrs per week (2 days). This role is based out of Mater’s Townsville Campus, with on-site and hybrid work from home opportunities.

At Mater Health, you’ll find we live and breathe our values. We are a healthcare leader that provides care to more than 700 000 patients each year as a private, benevolent not-for-profit organisation – what profit we make goes back into our business which is why we offer state of the art facilities and the resources to advance your career and provide the exceptional care to patients that everyone associates with Mater.

You will have the chance to participate in clinical coding across a wide variety of specialties, for both private and pubic patients. The Clinical Coding Service seeks to enable the best possible outcomes for Mater patients and clinicians by employing health information management best practice to facilitate quality health information.

Salary range: $46.96 - $51.73 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

This role will be based at our Townsville campus, but may remotely code across our other Mater sites as required. The role will involve:

• Accurately assigning specific morbidity and procedural classification to patient episodes to meet data reporting requirements


• Code inpatient episodes in accordance with Australian Coding Standards


• Meet standards of coding accuracy and awareness of DRG assignment and the impact on potential funding


• Identification of unclear or ambiguous documentation and subsequent initiation of coding queries


• Participate in coding audit, quality and education to expand coding skills


• Apply the principles of confidentiality, privacy and security within the medical environment

About you

The successful candidate will have a HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course/Certificate IV in Clinical Classification (or equivalent). They will also have:

• Up to date Clinical Coding knowledge using ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS


• Experience using 3M Codefinder


• Strong organisation skills in planning, prioritising and managing workloads


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to work autonomously and within a team environment


• Understanding of private sector funding models (Desirable)


• Experience using WebPAS, iPM, and scanned medical records (Desirable)

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit network of public and private hospitals and healthcare services, bringing together world-class expertise across healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research. With more than 14,000 employees, 13 facilities and almost 700,000 patients cared for each year, we're committed to empowering people to live better lives through improved health and wellbeing.

At Mater, our people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll join a values-driven organisation that combines compassionate care with innovation, education and research, creating meaningful career opportunities while making a genuine difference in the communities we serve.

What’s in it for you?

• Career growth opportunities across healthcare, corporate, research and leadership pathways


• Professional development and learning through Mater Education and internal development programs


• Generous salary packaging to help maximise your take-home pay


• Health and wellbeing support, including EAP, pastoral care and discounted private health insurance


• Fitness Passport access and a range of lifestyle, retail and travel discounts


• Discounted parking and reduced prices at Mater cafés and coffee outlets


• A supportive culture where your contributions are recognised and your development matters

Whether you're looking to grow your career, develop new skills or be part of something meaningful, Mater provides the opportunity to thrive while making a lasting impact.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GetBetterWithMater

All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).

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