CCLHD - Senior Clinical Coder
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- Central Coast Local Health District
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- REQ549869 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Administration Officer Level 6
Remuneration: $40.51 - $41.47 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ549869
An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or full-time and part-time positions.
Join Our Team as a Senior Clinical Coder!
Are you an experienced Clinical Coder looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Senior Clinical Coder to join our dedicated team and play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, accurate, and timely clinical coding services.
As a Senior Clinical Coder, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality complex clinical coding while adhering to Australian Coding Standards (ACS). Reporting to the District Clinical Coding Manager, you will provide expert advice, identify education opportunities, and contribute to continuous improvement in documentation and coding quality.
We offer flexible work arrangements, including hybrid working options, varied work locations, and flexible hours to support your work-life balance while ensuring the highest standards of clinical coding services.
About You
- Qualified & Experienced: Completion of an ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS coding course or a Health Information Management degree, with hospital coding experience across a broad casemix.
- Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of DRGs, Activity-Based Funding (ABF), and their application in healthcare.
- Organised & Communicative: Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise workloads, and strong written/verbal communication for stakeholder engagement.
- Tech-Savvy & Growth-Oriented: Proficient in MS Office, PAS systems, decision support software, and committed to ongoing professional development.
Where You'll be Working
As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey. As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.
What We Offer
- Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast.
- Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.
- Full Salary Packaging services are provided - which means you save more tax.
- Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing.
- Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
- Social Club.
- Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.
Child Safe Standard Commitment
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative.
The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.
Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.
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For role related queries or questions contact Karishma Hurgobin on 4394 4804 or Karishma.Hurgobin@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Thursday 27 February 2025 at 11:59 pm
You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.
