Coding Coordinator

**Job no**: 901197
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Various Locations**:

- **Salary ASO-7 $108,109 - $116,864 p.a. + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Permanent full-time**

**About the Role**

As a Coding Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and accuracy of clinical coding and documentation across CALHN. Reporting directly to the Audit Manager, you will coordinate and direct Clinical Coding and Documentation Improvement Audits, ensuring that best practices are implemented through effective planning, follow-up, and the development of educational strategies. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide expert advice, ensuring accurate code assignment and optimised DRG allocation in line with Australian and South Australian coding standards. You will be supporting the Manager, Clinical Coding Services and coordinating the clinical coding teams to ensure cohesive and efficient audits whilst ensuring best practice by overseeing functions of clinical coding.

In addition, you will be responsible for managing and updating the CALHN Audit Plan, ensuring audit requirements are prioritised efficiently. Your expertise will guide the use of clinical language to accurately reflect service acuity, supporting data analysis for reporting and clinical service planning. You will also assist the Audit Manager in achieving service outcomes, overseeing administrative functions and managing staff to ensure the smooth delivery of work. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional looking to make a real impact on the efficiency and accuracy of clinical coding auditing.

**About You**

We’re seeking a highly skilled and experienced Audit Coordinator with a strong background in Health Information Management and Clinical Coding. If you have a passion for driving quality improvement and ensuring accurate data collection, this could be the ideal role for you.
- Degree in Health Information Management or related field, HIMAA membership eligible.
- Extensive experience in clinical coding audits and knowledge of ICD-10-AM.
- Proven ability to lead change, engage with teams, and manage competing priorities.
- Strong knowledge of casemix, DRGs, and activity-based funding in a hospital setting.

**About CALHN**

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

**Benefit of Joining CALHN**

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

- **Salary Attractions**: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
- **Annual Leave**: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- **Flexible Work Arrangements**: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- **Health and Fitness Benefits**: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families.
- **Career Opportunities**: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites.
- **Employee Assistance Program**: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**

**Application Information**:

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Job ref: 901197**

**Enquiries to**:

- Kate Francis
- Position: Audit Manager
Phone: 0401 383 804

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 9 May 2025

**Refer to the SA Health Career Website -**How to apply** for further information**

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