Coding Services Manager

Mildura Base Public Hospital; Mildura; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal Professional Development

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Free parking on site

On-site cafe

Employee assistance programs

Pride in Diversity network

Job summary

Mildura Base Public Hospital invites applications for a Coding Services Manager to lead our clinical coding team, drive data quality and support funding outcomes. You will oversee coding operations, mentor staff, and partner with clinicians and leaders across the hospital to deliver accurate coding for patient care and organisational performance.

The role requires HIMAA eligibility, strong experience in ICD-10-AM/ACHI coding, auditing, and a track record of building high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Qualifications as a Health Information Manager or equivalent with eligibility for HIMAA.
• Significant clinical coding and auditing experience with expert knowledge of Australian Coding Standards, ICD-10-AM and ACHI.
• Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing Clinical Coding unit within a large healthcare setting.
• Experience leading clinical documentation improvement initiatives and coding quality programs.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to mentor, develop and inspire teams while driving continuous improvement.
• A commitment to best practice, data integrity and high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Clinical Coding Services team.
• Managing coding quality programs and audit activities.
• Implementing coding improvement and quality management strategies.
• Monitoring coding performance and benchmarking outcomes.
• Overseeing education, training and competency development programs.
• Supporting clinical documentation improvement initiatives.
• Contributing to strategic and operational planning within Health Information Services.
• Ensuring coding activities support Activity Based Funding requirements and reporting obligations.

Skills

Health Information Manager

Clinical coding

Auditing

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Data integrity

Education

Health Information Manager qualification

Job description

Coding Services Manager

Employment Status: Ongoing, Full-time

Remuneration: $104,135.20 + Super + Salary Packaging

Classification: JB10 Health Information Manager, Grade 3 as per the Allied Health Professional (vic public sector) (single interest employers) enterprise agreement

Closing Date: 27 November 2026

Lead clinical coding excellence and drive data quality across a growing regional health service.

Join Mildura Base Public Hospital as our Coding Services Manager and play a key leadership role in delivering accurate, high-quality clinical coding services that support patient care, funding outcomes and organisational performance. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Information professional to lead coding operations, champion quality improvement initiatives and develop a high-performing team.

Why Join Us?

• Lead an experienced and specialised Clinical Coding team.
• Drive coding quality, clinical documentation improvement and data integrity initiatives.
• Influence organisational outcomes through accurate coding and activity-based funding performance.
• Collaborate with clinicians and leaders across the hospital.
• Enjoy a supportive workplace culture focused on excellence, innovation and professional growth.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director Health Information and Business Analytics, the Coding Services Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of high-quality clinical coding services across Mildura Base Public Hospital.

The role provides leadership and oversight of coding operations, coding quality programs and coder-clinician engagement activities. You will lead a multidisciplinary team including Health Information Managers, Clinical Coders, Clinical Coding Auditors, Clinical Coding Educators and trainee coding staff.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the Clinical Coding Services team.
• Managing coding quality programs and audit activities.
• Implementing coding improvement and quality management strategies.
• Monitoring coding performance and benchmarking outcomes.
• Overseeing education, training and competency development programs.
• Supporting clinical documentation improvement initiatives.
• Contributing to strategic and operational planning within Health Information Services.
• Ensuring coding activities support Activity Based Funding requirements and reporting obligations.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Qualifications as a Health Information Manager or equivalent with eligibility for membership with the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA).
• Significant clinical coding and auditing experience with expert knowledge of Australian Coding Standards, ICD-10-AM and ACHI.
• Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing Clinical Coding unit within a large healthcare setting.
• Experience leading clinical documentation improvement initiatives and coding quality programs.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to mentor, develop and inspire teams while driving continuous improvement.
• A commitment to best practice, data integrity and high-quality outcomes.

Working with MBPH

At MBPH, we're driven by a genuine focus on patient-centred care. Our workforce of over 1,200 employees is committed to delivering care to our community 24/7, guided by our H.E.A.R.T. values.

Our people, Our H.E.A.R.T.

Our H.E.A.R.T. values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.

What MBPH has to offer you

• Internal Professional Development - including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development
• An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged
• Staff well-being Program and Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing Options - Pay less tax
• Free parking on site for all employees and on-site Cafe
• Employee Assistance Programs and Intervention Programs - Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy
• At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network if LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.

To view the position description for this role or to learn more about Mildura Base Public Hospital, visit https://www.mbph.org.au/careers/job-vacancies

For further enquiries please contact our Workforce and Resourcing team*********@mbph.org.au

A valid Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months), and mandatory role specific immunisations are required

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