Clinical Coder
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ662080 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Up to 18/11/2026)
Location: Nepean Hospital
Hours Per Week: 21
Requisition ID: REQ662080
Applications Close: 27/05/2026
Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Administration Officer Level 4: $37.91 - $38.78 per hour
Administration Officer Level 5: $39.29 - $40.83 per hour
Medical Records Administrator: $37.07 - $47.95 per hour
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
We are seeking a passionate Clinical Coder to join our Health Information and Record Service.
In this role, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely coding of inpatient episodes of care in accordance with the Australian Coding Standards and other relevant documents. You will also commit to maintaining ethical coding practice and will engage in quality-related activities.
To succeed in this role, you must have evidence of extensive clinical coding experience in a major trauma hospital, as well as proven coding accuracy of 95% or higher. The recruitment process for this position will involve a face-to-face interview and a practical coding exam.
If you are diligent and committed to contributing your excellent clinical coding skills, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Successful completion of a nationally recognised (HIMAA) course in clinical coding (ICD-10-AM) or tertiary qualification in Health Information Management (or equivalent) or such other qualifications deemed to be equivalent by the employer and/or extensive coding experience in a tertiary hospital
- Demonstrated experience and competence in clinical classification using ICD-10-AM and high-level knowledge of current Australian Coding Standards.
- Experience in using computerised patient data bases, electronic medical record and clinical systems.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to change.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to working in a team and achieving team goals.
- Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise own workload to ensure daily benchmarks are met.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and to working in a continuous quality environment.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Gayathri Jeyaseelan on Gayathri.Jeyaseelan@health.nsw.gov.au
