We’re excited to welcome a Clinical Coder to our Clinical Coding Service. As a Clinical Coder you are a critical member of the Clinical Coding Service. You are responsible for ensuring the accurate assignment of codes from the ICD-10-AM and Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and applying the Australian Coding Standards (ACS). Code assignment will occur after effective abstraction of relevant clinical information from patient medical records. As a Clinical Coder you will actively participate in quality and optimisation coding audits, undertake data quality activities as they apply to the inpatient dataset, and actively maintain your clinical and coding professional knowledge.

Job details

We're excited to welcome a Clinical Coder to our Clinical Coding Service.

As a Clinical Coder you are a critical member of the Clinical Coding Service.  You are responsible for ensuring the accurate assignment of codes from the ICD-10-AM and Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and applying the Australian Coding Standards (ACS).  Code assignment will occur after effective abstraction of relevant clinical information from patient medical records.  As a Clinical Coder you will actively participate in quality and optimisation coding audits, undertake data quality activities as they apply to the inpatient dataset, and actively maintain your clinical and coding professional knowledge.

Clinical Coding Services sits within the Finance & Business Services portfolio at the Sunshine Coast Hospital & Health Service (SCHHS).  This portfolio provides financial leadership, business advice, and strategic financial policy and governance to enable SCHHS to deliver quality and efficient health services to the community. 

Sunshine Coast Health is in southeast Queensland and extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north. 

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Undertake clinical coding of Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) inpatient episodes by applying current edition of International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and Australian Coding Standards (ACS).
• Manage workload to achieve various local Health Service and State data and activity reporting deadlines.
• Contribute to the quality of the coding service by taking responsibility for personal development and awareness of updates in coding practice.
• Actively participating in Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) auditing and education programs.

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers 

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:
https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/ 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

**APPLICANTS ARE TO APPLY ONLINE** The following file types are accepted: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .png, .rtf, .txt, .doc and docx. Do not upload zipped files, tagged pdfs or protected documents. Click on the "Apply" button to submit your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• SC670945_RD (PDF)
  
  Clinical Coder Traineeship (PDF)
  
  Applicant Information (PDF)