Clinical Coding Educator and Auditor

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation 12.75%

Leave loading 17.5%

24/7 confidential support

Flexible leave entitlements

Career progression

Training opportunities

External training benefits

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Clinical Coding Educator and Auditor to apply advanced coding expertise, ensure compliance with Australian Coding Standards and Queensland rules, and lead a graduate training program across multiple Hospital and Health Services.

You will develop training, monitor accuracy, mentor staff, and drive continuous improvement through auditing and stakeholder engagement in a complex health system.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Clinical Coding or overseas qualification assessed as equivalent in Australia.
• Proven ability to code and audit ensuring accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
• Plan, develop and implement ongoing coding quality education for Graduates and team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver training programs for clinical coding staff across Hospital and Health Services.
• Monitor coding accuracy and productivity with benchmarking and QA activities.
• Lead the Clinical Coding Accelerated Graduate Training Program.
• Provide auditing support, clinician liaison and quality assurance.
• Review DRG allocations and resolve data discrepancies.
• Contribute to statewide coding initiatives and present knowledge sessions.

Education

Diploma of Clinical Coding

Job description

As the Clinical Coding Educator and Auditor, you will apply advanced clinical coding expertise to accurately code complex episodes of care, ensuring compliance with Australian Coding Standards, Queensland coding rules, and Queensland Health guidelines. You will provide expert education, mentoring and auditing support to clinical coders, health information managers and graduates, leading the Clinical Coding Accelerated Graduate Training Program across multiple Hospital and Health Services. In this role, you will develop and deliver training programs, monitor coding accuracy and productivity, establish performance benchmarks, and support continuous improvement through auditing, clinician liaison and quality assurance activities. You will act as a subject matter expert, providing professional leadership and guidance within a complex multidisciplinary environment, while fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders across Queensland Health. Additionally, you will review DRG allocations, identify and resolve data discrepancies, contribute to statewide coding initiatives, and deliver education sessions and presentations to advance clinical coding knowledge and best practice across the health system.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• a Diploma of Clinical Coding from a recognised institution, or an overseas qualification assessed as equivalent in Australia
• Demonstrated ability to effectively code and audit ensuring the accuracy, efficiency, and compliance of clinical coding within the State HIM and Clinical Coding Team.
• Ability to plan, develop and implement ongoing coding quality education activities to enable the growth and development of both new Graduates and team members for the State HIM & Clinical Coding Team.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading
• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.