Clinical Coder

• Competitive salary and full salary packaging benefits through Maxxia to maximise your take-home pay
  
• Permanent positions available at our Macquarie University Campus (North Ryde). Immediate start. Open to full time and part time hours
  
• Be part of a dynamic, research-driven, academically integrated health organisation that supports and encourages professional development and career progression

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Coder to join our Health Information Services (HIS) team at Macquarie University Health. Reporting to the Manager, Health Information Services, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely coding of inpatient healthcare records, supporting hospital funding, performance measurement, research, and effective health service planning.

You will apply your extensive knowledge of ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS, casemix and DRG grouping to code inpatient separations using 3M Codefinder and associated electronic coding resources. Your work is critical to ensuring high-quality clinical data integrity across Macquarie University Health.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with clinicians, Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDS), billing teams, and health information professionals, while actively contributing to quality improvement initiatives, audit activities, and continuous workflow optimisation within an academically integrated health service.

Key accountabilities include (but are not limited to):

• Accurately classify (code) diseases and procedures for inpatient episodes using 3M Codefinder, ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS, coding authorities and National Coding Standards.
  
• Achieve individual performance targets, with an indicative workload of 30–35 separations per day, while maintaining high coding accuracy.
  
• Liaise closely with Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDS) and clinicians to resolve coding queries and clarify documentation to support data integrity.
  
• Ensure completeness of the medical record by identifying documentation gaps and requesting additional clinical information where required.
  
• Perform cancer registration in line with reporting requirements.
  
• Maintain accurate logs of coding issues, reviews, and uncoded episodes using SharePoint, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution.
  
• Actively participate in quality improvement activities, including daily PICQ reviews, internal and external coding audits, and reporting outcomes to the Manager or Clinical Coding Coordinator.
  
• Monitor, evaluate, and report coding trends, performance metrics, and emerging issues to support continuous improvement.
  
• Support clinical documentation improvement initiatives and contribute to clinician education where required.

About You

You are an experienced clinical coder with a strong background in a tertiary and/or teaching hospital environment, ideally within the private hospital sector. You bring advanced technical knowledge, strong analytical skills, and exceptional attention to detail, along with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

You are confident working both autonomously and collaboratively, communicate effectively with clinicians and stakeholders, and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical data quality and integrity.

Why Join Us

You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of integrated healthcare in Australia. You’ll join a supportive, collaborative team that is committed to delivering innovative, patient-centred care backed by world-class research and teaching.

At Macquarie University Health , we know working together leads to better health outcomes. This happens when clinicians, researchers, students and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient. We are celebrating our 15-year anniversary.

As Australia’s first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus, we translate research into faster diagnoses, better treatments and integrated, evidence-based recovery pathways. In this environment, our students receive unique, hands-on learning experiences. That’s how we Heal. Learn. Discover.™

We offer fantastic range of Employee Benefits including:

• Salary sacrifice options and excellent salary packaging benefits (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing) so you have great potential to maximise your income working for us
  
• Post graduate study and ongoing education support through scholarship programs
  
• Macquarie University Childcare at a reduced staff rate
  
• Extensive Macquarie University facilities including sporting facilities, gym and pool

More information about our employee benefits can be found here.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please submit your CV and a 1–2-page (max) cover letter addressing the criteria below:

Selection Criteria

• Recognised Clinical Coding qualification or degree in Health Information Management / Medical Record Administration (or equivalent competency through experience).
  
• Minimum 3 years’ clinical coding experience in a tertiary and/or teaching hospital environment.
  
• Experience in a private hospital healthcare setting is highly desirable.
  
• Extensive working knowledge and application of ICD-10-AM, ACHI, ACS, casemix and DRG grouping.
  
• Demonstrated understanding of hospital funding models and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
  
• Proven coding accuracy and strong knowledge of clinical documentation standards.
  
• Experience with computerised patient administration systems and 3M Codefinder.
  
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise, and manage workloads effectively.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• High attention to detail, reliability, accountability, and professionalism.
  
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Pre-Employment Checks

Macquarie University Health cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. These pre-employment checks may include:

• National and International Criminal history checks
  
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
  
• Working With Children Checks
  
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
  
• Verification of relevant qualifications
  
• Verification of relevant professional membership
  
• Employment history and reference checks
  
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
  
• Medical Checks and Assessments
  
• Immunisation Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the withdrawal of an offer of employment or termination of your employment.

**Please note: We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis. Please note, the advertisement may close earlier than the stated deadline if the position is filled. **

**Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights. **

General Enquiries: Please contact Talent Acquisition Consultant, Bill Egarchos at bill.egarchos@mq.edu.au

Application Close: Sunday, 22nd February 2026, 11:59pm

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