Clinical Coder/Senior Clinical Coder – SALHN

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Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) as a Clinical Coder or Senior Clinical Coder at Flinders Medical Centre, where your expertise in medical coding will directly contribute to quality patient care and health system improvement.

About the role: 

Reporting to the  Coding Operations Manager, this role is responsible for the timely and accurate translation of medical and procedural terminology into ICD10-AM (International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition-Australian Modification) current edition, for use in statistical analysis, epidemiology, hospital planning, research, and for the auditing of quality of patient care.

Duties for the role will include:

• Accurately and proficiently translating the narrative descriptions of diagnoses and procedure including some of the more complex and intricate cases into valid, accurate and complete ICD-10-AM codes which reflect the complete clinical picture of the patient, reason for admission and treatment administered.
• Performing clinical coding on a broad casemix using appropriate resources such as Australian and State Coding Standards, internet, anatomy books, abbreviation books, dictionaries etc. to make coding decisions in abstraction and assigning codes.
• Providing assistance, using extensive communication skills, to medical and other health care personnel regarding accurate medical record documentation for clear interpretation for translation into codes. − Accessing laboratory and radiology results and interpret reports using knowledge and experience to ensure accurate code selection.
• Maintaining coding consistency by liaising with the FMC Coding Operations Manager and/or the Coding Auditor/Educator and team members collectively in determining appropriate codes for problematic cases and informing all staff of coding issues or significant trends that may be observed through appropriate forums.
• Facilitating timely data submissions by meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as internal and external deadlines, quality assurance against Performance Indicator for Coding Quality (PICQ) and other Local Health Network KPIs.
• Undertaking research as required to assist in making informed judgements relating to clinical documentation, code choice and application of the National and SA Coding Standards

About you:

• Successful completion of the HLT50321 Diploma of Clinical Coding Course in ICD-10-AM or equivalent, together with demonstrated competency (advanced competency for senior role) in ICD-10-AM (current edition) coding as determined by Manager.
• Equivalent coding experience within a clinical coding service, preferably in a multidisciplinary health setting.
• Health related services background, preferably in a hospital environment.
• Demonstrated capability to select the appropriate codes from the ICD-10-AM code list and adhere to the National and State Coding Standards.
• Attention to detail, organisational, analytical and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team and be able to build and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Communicate and relate effectively in individual and group situations with health professionals including medical, nursing, administrative and clerical personnel.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Why Choose SALHN?

• Internal Opportunities: As an SA Health employee, you will have access to our wide range of internal job opportunities. This can be your steppingstone to advance your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites. 
• Smart Salary Benefits: You will have access to Salary packaging to pay for things like mortgage or rent before tax, increasing your take home salary. Watch a short video about what salary packaging is. 
• Develop and grow professionally: You will be offered opportunities for ongoing education tailored to individual disciplines and tailored to your needs as an individual – leading to more relevant and effective outcomes. 
• Contribute to best practice: Be part of a supportive team culture which will actively seek your ideas and feedback on systems and practices, contributing to the new models of care and provision of services. 

Want To Know More? Contact: Michelle Tudisco, SALHN Coding Manager, 7117 0416, michelle.tudisco@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 13th September 2026

There are multiple vacancies, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.

Attachments:

• ASO4 Role Description - Clinical Coder
• ASO5 Role Description - Senior Clinical Coder
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 938747