The Team

The Tasmanian Health Service (THS) is seeking experienced Clinical Coders to join its state-wide Clinical Coding team. The team utilises a state-wide PAS, scanned health record along with other state-wide clinical information systems.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate clinical coding experience in a health service with casemix comparable to that of the THS. The THS provides services including trauma, burns, interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, obstetric and specialist neonatal services as well as general medical and surgical services.

Support will be provided by the Clinical Coding Quality and Education Specialists and Clinical Coding Managers team, along with Clinical Coding colleagues across the state.

The THS is pleased to offer flexible working conditions, Salary Packaging and rostered day off (RDO) arrangements (tempo pieno).

The Role

• Undertake accurate clinical coding, abstracting relevant clinical information from health records and other clinical information systems.



Assign codes within the operational guidelines of the current edition of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Australian Classification of Health Interventions (ACHI) and Australian Coding Standards (ACS).

• Ensure that clinical coding data is completed and entered into the hospital patient administration system, utilising clinical coding and grouping software, and in accordance with required coding benchmarks.

• Analyse and verify that the required clinical documentation is present for each inpatient episode and where appropriate, follow up/liaise with clinical staff for clarification where insufficient detail is documented.

• Validate the accuracy of Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) allocation, including review of cost weight, length of stay (LOS), and Episode Clinical Complexity Score (ECCS) data for all inpatient episodes coded.

• Participate in clinical coding educa

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