Clinical Coder

About the role

Mater is currently seeking aClinical Coderon a permanent part-time basis working 24 hours per week at our Mater Private Hospital Townsville.

Due to recent staff promotions and internal movements an exciting opportunity has opened for a motivated and ambitious individual to join our Clinical Coding Services team.

You will have the chance to participate in clinical coding across a wide variety of specialties for both public and private patients. The Clinical Coding Service seeks to enable the best possible outcomes for Mater patients and clinicians by employing health information management best practice to facilitate quality health information.

Salary range: $46.96 - $51.73 per hour plus superannuation andaccess to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15900access to many staff benefits!

What youll be doing

This role will code across all Maters statewide and responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Accurately assign specific morbidity and procedural classification to patient episodes to meet data reporting requirements
• Code inpatient episodes in accordance with Australian Coding Standards
• Meet standards of coding accuracy and awareness of DRG assignment and the impact on potential funding
• Identification of unclear or ambiguous documentation and subsequent initiation of coding queries
• Participate in coding audit quality and education to expand coding skills
• Apply the principles of confidentiality privacy and security with the medical environment

About you

The successful candidate will have a HIMAA Introductory/Intermediate Clinical Coding Course/Certificate 1V in Clinical Classification (or equivalent) and 1-2 years full time experience coding.

• Up to date Clinical Coding knowledge using ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS
• Experience using 3M Encoder
• Strong organisation skills in planning prioritising and managing workloads
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team environment
• Understanding of private sector funding models (Desirable)
• Experience using Webpas iPM and scanned medical records (Desirable)

Why join us

Mater is Queenslands largest not-for-profit healthcare provider delivering exceptional care to nearly 700000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. Were leaders in healthcare education fundraising & philanthropy and research and its our people who make the difference.

Were looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater youll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation compassion and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining retail travel accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queenslands Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

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Applications close on 20th of January 2026. Please note we may contact applicants prior to the closing date please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Please be advised that our recruitment process may be temporarily paused for the holiday period. If this is the case for the role you have applied for we may not start contacting applicants until January 2026. We appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you at that time

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

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