Senior Clinical Coder

Arc Medical; Kingscliff; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work available

Full-time or part-time

Flexible location arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Long-term permanent career opportunity

Job summary

Arc Medical partners with a leading Australian health service to recruit a Senior Clinical Coder. This role offers remote work for suitably experienced candidates, enabling flexible arrangements and a healthy work-life balance while pursuing career progression.

As Senior Clinical Coder, you will classify inpatient episodes with ICD-10-AM, ACHI and ACS standards, review complex records, ensure accuracy, and contribute to coding quality initiatives within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Clinical Coder within the Australian healthcare system.
• Knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI and Australian Coding Standards.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Relevant clinical coding qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Clinical coding of inpatient episodes using ICD-10-AM, ACHI and ACS standards.
• Reviewing and interpreting complex clinical records.
• Ensuring coding quality, accuracy and compliance.
• Assisting with coding queries and documentation clarification where required.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and coding quality activities.

Skills

Clinical coding

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Independent worker

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Clinical coding qualifications

Tools

ICD-10-AM

ACHI

Australian Coding Standards

Job description

Senior Clinical Coder

Flexible Location | Remote Opportunity Available

Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time Flexible working arrangements available Remote work available for the right candidate in NSW

Join a High-Performing Clinical Coding Team

Arc Medical is partnering with a leading Australian health service to recruit an experienced Senior Clinical Coder. This opportunity offers genuine flexibility, including the ability to work remotely for suitably experienced candidates, making it ideal for coders seeking a better work-life balance without compromising career progression.

Whether you're looking to work from home, relocate, or join a supportive coding team with strong professional development pathways, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Senior Clinical Coder, you will be responsible for the accurate classification of inpatient episodes using the ICD-10-AM classification system. You will review and interpret complex clinical documentation to ensure high-quality coding outcomes that support patient care, funding accuracy, and organisational performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Clinical coding of inpatient episodes using ICD-10-AM, ACHI and ACS standards
• Reviewing and interpreting complex clinical records
• Ensuring coding quality, accuracy and compliance
• Assisting with coding queries and documentation clarification where required
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and coding quality activities

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Remote work available for experienced coders
• Full-time or part-time options
• Flexible location arrangements
• Supportive and collaborative coding team
• Professional development opportunities
• Long-term permanent career opportunity

We understand that experienced coders value flexibility. That's why this position offers the possibility of working remotely, allowing the successful candidate to contribute from wherever they are based within Australia, subject to experience and organisational requirements.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience as a Clinical Coder within the Australian healthcare system
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI and Australian Coding Standards
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Relevant clinical coding qualifications

Why Partner with Arc Medical?

At Arc Medical, we specialise in connecting healthcare professionals with outstanding career opportunities across Australia. We take the time to understand what matters most to our candidates, whether that's flexibility, career progression, remote work opportunities, or finding the right team culture.

Our goal is simple: helping HIM professionals build rewarding careers while supporting health services to deliver exceptional patient care.

"Remote work opportunities available for suitably experienced candidates."