Clinical Coder

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Part-time

**Salary**: $72,800 - $80,709

**Grade**:Grade not specified

**Occupation**:Health and allied health

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:13529

**Job Title: Clinical Coder, Administrative Worker Grade 3 - Health Information Services**:

- Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Friendly and supportive team environment

**About the Role**:
This is a Permanent Part Time position at 45.6 per fortnight (0.6 EFT) within Health Information Services.
- You will be responsible for completing coding and indexing of hospital separations in an accurate and timely manner using the ICD-10-AM and ACHI classification systems and Australian Coding Standards, as well as quality improvement activities related to coding and patient data.

**What you’ll achieve**:

- Accurate and timely coding and indexing of hospital separations
- Effective management of workload to ensure individual coding Key Performance Indicators are met
- Effective collaboration and cooperation with other members of the team to meet monthly coding timelines
- Active participation in department quality improvement activities related to coding
- Adherence to ICD-10-AM, Australian Coding Standards and department processes and procedures

Classification for this position will range from AO31 - AO35 (base salary $72,800 to $80,709 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation)

**Your skills and experience**:

- Diploma of clinical coding qualification or equivalent
- Eligible for membership of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
- Several years’ experience in a health care setting
- Clinical coding experience preferred
- Understanding of Casemix and Activity Based Funding desirable
- Understanding of the healthcare system

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

**About Health Information Services**:
Health Information Services (HIS) provides a range of services for The Royal Children's Hospital including scanning, clinical coding and Casemix education, updating and managing access to patient information, medical transcription, and data correction and submission.

**What we offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Flexible work options available

**Other requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Application process**:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption.

Are you ready to join our team?
- Applications close: 10 August 2025

- Applications close Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 30 July 2025