Coding Auditor/Educator

Your role at St John of God Health Care

We are seeking an experienced

Coding Auditor / Educator to support coding accuracy, data quality, and continuous improvement across our hospital network. This position is responsible for completion of coding audits for all SJG admissions to ensure accurate ICD-10-AM code assignment for data quality, benchmarking and funding. This position is also responsible for conducting and participating in audits based on health fund contracts, and the development of a contemporary coding audit framework.

Working closely with stakeholders across hospitals, you will identify short-, medium- and long-term training needs informed by audit outcomes, clinical documentation reviews, and feedback from clinical teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for a coding professional who is passionate about education, quality improvement, and influencing best practice within a values-driven healthcare organisation.

The Position

• Conduct comprehensive audits of clinical coding to ensure accuracy and compliance with Australian Coding Standards and revenue integrity.
• Assist with management of health fund contract audits.
• Collaborate with SJGHC Coding Auditor/Educators in coordinating the audit and education cycle to identify areas for improvement and skill building with the objective of continually improving coding accuracy and optimising revenue.
• Plan, develop and implement ongoing coding education for the National Coding Team ensuring programs enable the growth and development of both new and existing team members.
• Assist with undertaking the coding trainee program.
• Identify clinical documentation deficiencies during coding audit and provide documentation opportunity recommendations to the Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDS).
• Maintain coding skills by regular completion of clinical coding.

You will bring a Bachelor of Health Information Management (or equivalent tertiary qualification) or a recognised Clinical Coding qualification. You will also demonstrate a minimum of five years’ clinical coding experience, ideally gained within a tertiary hospital setting, supported by a strong understanding of coding standards and a commitment to accuracy and best practice.

You will bring strong verbal and written communication skills, along with solid PC proficiency, including experience with Microsoft Office applications. You will have demonstrated experience in reviewing and auditing clinical coding, with proven capability using the current ICD-10-AM classification within the Australian health sector. An understanding of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) will further support your ability to contribute to accurate data reporting and funding outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you will be a detail-oriented and adaptable professional who can apply your technical expertise in diverse clinical environments. Your ability to travel across SJGHC sites in Victoria, Western Australia, and New South Wales, combined with your collaborative approach and commitment to best practice, will enable you to effectively support coding quality and capability uplift across the organisation.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.

We can offer you

• Salary: $120,000 to $140,000 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• Can be based from our Perth, Kings Square officer or our Melbourne, Collins St Office
• Permanent, full-time opportunity – working 38 hours per week
• Working from home arrangement in place – minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For all enquiries contact Megan Graham, Patient Revenue Optimisation Manager on 0438 880 924

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and

screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

Please note unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.