District Clinical Coding Educator & Lead (Hybrid)

South Western Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 138,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Salary packaging

Flexible work options

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

One extra day off each month

Job summary

South Western Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a district-wide leadership role in the District Health Information Unit. You will drive excellence in clinical coding quality, auditing, education, and workforce development across facilities, collaborating with clinicians and coding teams to enhance DRG accuracy and casemix performance.

The role focuses on monitoring and reporting coding quality indicators, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting Activity

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Health Information Management or related discipline, with HIMAA eligibility.
• Experience designing, leading and evaluating clinical coding audits and quality initiatives.
• Strong education, mentoring and workforce development capabilities in coding teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead coding quality, auditing, education and workforce development across multiple facilities.
• Collaborate with clinicians, Clinical Documentation Specialists and coding teams to improve DRG assignment and casemix performance.
• Monitor, benchmark and report coding quality metrics to drive continuous improvement and safe patient care.
• Support activity-based funding outcomes and ensure documentation integrity across the district.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Health Information Management

Job description

South Western Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a district-wide leadership role in the District Health Information Unit. You will drive excellence in clinical coding quality, auditing, education, and workforce development across facilities, collaborating with clinicians and coding teams to enhance DRG accuracy and casemix performance.

The role focuses on monitoring and reporting coding quality indicators, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting Activity