Clinical Coder and Advanced Clinical Coder

Metro South Health; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Job summary

Metro South Health is seeking motivated Clinical Coders to ensure accurate, timely coding for inpatient services. You'll contribute directly to healthcare quality and support Queensland Health reporting efforts.

Ideal candidates are experienced in clinical coding with strong knowledge of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS. We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for growth and various employment types.

Come and be a part of our team making quality healthcare data outcomes a reality!

Qualifications

• Motivated Clinical Coding professional with strong knowledge.
• Commitment to accurate health information outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate, timely inpatient coding.
• Perform coding, documentation queries, verification and quality activities.
• Audit, mentor, and provide advice on coding standards.

Skills

ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS knowledge

Experience in coding across specialties

Strong communication skills

Proficiency in health systems

Tools

Clinical coding software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Crack the Code to a Rewarding Career in Health Information. Whether you’re an experienced Clinical Coder or an Advanced Clinical Coder ready to lead quality initiatives and mentor others, this talent pool offers exciting opportunities to contribute to high-quality healthcare data, coding accuracy, and Activity Based Funding outcomes across a wide range of specialties.

About This Role

Your new role: We are seeking motivated Clinical Coders for a talent pool across Metro South Health. Roles ensure accurate, timely inpatient coding supporting Queensland Health reporting, ABF and data quality. Clinical Coders perform coding, documentation queries, verification and quality activities. Advanced Clinical Coders also audit, mentor, coordinate quality programs and provide DRG and coding standards advice supporting ABF.

About You

You are a motivated Clinical Coding professional with strong ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS knowledge and commitment to accurate health information outcomes within complex healthcare environments.

• For Clinical Coders: experience in coding across specialties, DRG and ABF knowledge.
• Advanced Clinical Coders also provide auditing, mentoring, quality improvement, and expert advice on DRG, standards and ABF impacts

Both roles require strong communication, prioritisation, continuous improvement, and proficiency in health systems, Microsoft Office, coding systems and other clinical coding software, with the ability to work effectively in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams delivering high-quality, compliant data outcomes.

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The Process

This Expression of Interest collects a variety of information that will help identify potentially suitable applicants for future casual, permanent and temporary employment opportunities. If deemed suitable your details will remain in the Talent Pool for a period of 12 months and should there be an employment opportunity, you will be contacted to discuss the opportunity further. Additional selection processes (interview, reference checks and pre-employment checks) to further assess suitability for appointment to a specific position may be required.

Please Note

• As part of the talent pool, you may be offered casual, permanent or temporary full time or part time employment opportunities that become available based on the Suitability Pool.

What We Can Offer You

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Finance Service

Finance Services provides financial leadership, business advice, strategic financial policy and governance to enable Metro South Health to deliver quality and efficient health services to the community.

Responsibilities

The Department is responsible for the provision of management and financial accounting services, business performance and analysis as well as Private Practice and Revenue functions. Services include:

• Budget Management
• Financial Compliance and Reporting
• Revenue Management Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Business Management
• Private Practice
• Health Information Management Services

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We Are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.