Clinical Coder: ICD-10-AM & DRG Expert (Flexible)

Queensland Government; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 104,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home

9 day fortnight

RDO

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Job summary

Gold Coast Health is seeking a Clinical Coder to accurately code from patient records and systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance with state and national standards. You will assign ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes and support DRG grouping under Queensland Health guidelines.

Involvement in education, evaluation, and auditing will help improve coding quality and clinical information management across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Clinical Coding or Health Information Management Bachelor mandatory.
• Clinical coding experience in a hospital/healthcare setting is highly desirable.
• Declaration of serious discipline history must be disclosed.
• Criminal History Screening is required.

Responsibilities

• Abstract relevant information from the electronic patient record and other clinical systems.
• Assign ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes and perform DRG grouping per standards.
• Participate in education activities and auditing within the Clinical Coding Service.
• Follow Australian Coding Standards and Queensland Health guidelines within timeframes.

Education

Diploma in Clinical Coding

Bachelor in Health Information Management

Job description

Gold Coast Health is seeking a Clinical Coder to accurately code from patient records and systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance with state and national standards. You will assign ICD-10-AM and ACHI codes and support DRG grouping under Queensland Health guidelines.

Involvement in education, evaluation, and auditing will help improve coding quality and clinical information management across the organisation.