3 Days Left Advanced Clinical Coder

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Work type: Permanent
Location: South Brisbane
Categories: Clinical Coding

About the role

Mater is seeking a highly motivated Advanced Clinical Coderto join our Clinical Coding Services team on a permanent full-time basis. This role will code across all Maters locations and is based at Mater's South Brisbane Campus.

Due to recent staff retirement, an exciting opportunity has opened up for a motivated and ambitious individual to join our Clinical Coding Services team.

At Mater Health, you'll find we live and breathe our values. We are a healthcare leader that provides care to more than 500 000 patients each year as a private, benevolent not-for-profit organisation – what profit we make goes back into our business which is why we offer state of the art facilities and the resources to advance your career and provide the exceptional care to patients that everyone associates with Mater.

- Accurately assign specific morbidity and procedural classification to patient episodes to meet data reporting requirements
- Code inpatient episodes in accordance with Australian Coding Standards
- Meet standards of coding accuracy and awareness of DRG assignment and the impact on potential funding
- Identification of unclear or ambiguous documentation and subsequent initiation of coding queries
- Participate in coding audit, quality and education to expand coding skills
- Apply the principles of confidentiality, privacy and security with the medical environment

About you

You will have a HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course/Certificate 1V in Clinical Classification (or equivalent). You will also have:

- Minimum five years (ideally full-time equivalent) experience working as a Clinical Coder
- Up to date Clinical Coding knowledge using ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS
- Experience using 3M Encoder
- Strong organisation skills in planning, prioritising and managing workloads
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Understanding of private sector funding models (Desirable)
- Experience using Webpas, iPM, and scanned medical records (Desirable)

Mater is Queensland's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We're leaders in healthcare , education , fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it's our people who make the difference.

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you'll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- Join Queensland's Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

Applications close on Sunday, 17th August 2025. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

Advertised: 28 Jul 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 17 Aug 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

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