Coding Quality Officer

**Job no**: 502157
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Administration, All other

**About the role**

Join our Clinical Coding team as a** Coding Quality Officer (CQO)** on a **permanent full-time basis**, based at South Brisbane. The CQO will ensure the highest quality of clinical classification by Statewide, Mater coders. As a CQO, you will maintain accurate implementation of Australian Coding Standards, audit, educate, mentor, and train coders. Providing expert coding solutions for challenging cases and new casemix, oversee processes, and offer coding expertise for both onsite and desktop PHI coding audits.

Make a significant impact in enhancing healthcare quality and accuracy.

**Salary range: $57.87 - $61.99 per hour** plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**
- Provide expert advice to improve the accuracy of clinical coding through regular audits and adherence to the Mater Coding Quality Plan
- Initiate, manage, and conduct coding quality improvement activities, offering timely advice and feedback to the team
- Identify training needs, develop and deliver education and training sessions for Mater Coding staff and trainee coders
- Mentor Mater Coders and student HIM/Clinical coding placements
- Perform data analysis, validation, and reconciliation activities related to coding and DRG data
- Collaborate with coders and advisory bodies to find solutions to complex coding scenarios and implement changes for new casemix
- Act as an Advanced Clinical Coder when needed to meet coding completion KPIs
- Test new versions and enhancements in key systems, providing expertise in iPM, WebPAS, 3M Codefinder, and OnBase
- Advise the Clinical Coding Services Manager on opportunities for coding quality improvement and develop strategies accordingly
- Facilitate and assist with health fund audits, responding to auditor's reviews and providing education to external stakeholders
- Lead and participate in meetings, offering expert opinions and responses

**About you**

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

- Bachelor of Health Information Management or Clinical Coding Qualification
- At least 5 years’ experience in Clinical Coding using current edition of ICD 10 AM and ACHI and sound knowledge of Australian Coding standards and AR-DRGs
- Demonstrated experience in quality activities and audits an Audit qualification is highly desirable
- Expert knowledge of Coding quality and audit activities
- Eligible for Health Information Management Association of Australia Membership
- Drive to improve and mentor a large, focused team
- Ability to work in both an onsite and online coding team environment
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) to a diverse range of stakeholders
- Able to prioritise and effectively manage a heavy and constantly changing workload, to meet service demands, productivity targets and deadlines
- Excellent Microsoft office and analytical skills with the ability to extract, interpret and present data
- Experience using 3M Codefinder software
- Excellent planning and time management skills coupled with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

**_Applications close 23rd January 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.
- For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit o_ur _Reconciliation webpage_._

**Advertised**: 09 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 23 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time