The bustling city of Rockhampton is a thirty-minute drive to the Southern Great Barrier Reef Great Keppel Island and is surrounded by many beautiful national parks offering weekend adventures at every turn.

Rockhampton offers affordable housing excellent educational facilities and the average commute to work only 15 minutes allowing plenty of time for family and lifestyle activities.

About the Role

Hillcrest Hospital is seeking a Senior Clinical Coder to join our Clinical Coding Team on a permanent full-time basis. As a Senior Clinical Coder you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accurate Clinical Coding of all inpatient episodes. An excellent remuneration package will be provided including Ramsay discounts flexible working practices and wellbeing initiatives.

Duties and responsibilities involve but are not limited to:

• Deliver precise and timely coding of diagnoses and procedures in accordance with the latest coding standards.
• Process confidential data used for billing morbidity collections research statistical analysis management information system quality activities and case mix management including Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) allocation.
• Participate in coding audits quality assurance and education to expand coding skills.

About You

To thrive in this role you will excel in both team and independent work environment fostering positive relationships and strong communication networks with all stakeholders and departments across the hospital. You will also bring:

• Minimum 5 years experience working as a clinical coder.

• You will have a HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course/Certificate IV in Clinical Classification (or equivalent) or Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management).
• Sound and updated Clinical Coding knowledge using ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
• Knowledge and understanding of DRG casemix and private hospital funding models.
• Knowledge and understanding of current Privacy legislation.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and effectively manage time to meet deadlines.
• Good analytical and abstracting skills.

About Us

Hillcrest Rockhampton Private Hospital has four operating theatres specialising in Orthopaedics (Robotics) Ophthalmology General Surgery Urology Oral Surgery and Gynaecology. Our team prides itself on exceeding Ramsays high standard of care and we haveestablished an excellent reputation in the Central Queensland region.

Our hospital is owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with 72 Australian sites employing over 34000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of People Caring for People since 1964.

Whats in it for you

• Professional Advancement:Recognition Rewards Professional Development and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
• Discounts:Hospital Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts -youll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
• Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster Flexible Leave Program and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling coaching and support.
• Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels salary sacrifice opportunitiese.g. airport lounge membership self-education expenses novated leasing and more.

Requirements

• Must provide aNational Policecheck conducted within the previous 12 months
• Depending on the role Ramsay may require aWorking-With-Childrencheck andproof of immunisationagainst infectious diseases.

To Apply

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

If you have any enquiries regarding this opportunity please do not hesitate to contact Fiona Hebbard on.

Applications close: 27th June 2025

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Advertised: 11 Jun 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 27 Jun 2025 E. Australia Standard Time