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What this job is
A clinical coder reads through patient medical records, including discharge summaries, pathology reports, and surgical notes, and assigns standardised alphanumeric codes to diagnoses and procedures. These codes come from classification systems such as ICD-10-AM and ACHI. The coded data feeds into hospital funding models, government health statistics, and clinical research. Accuracy matters because funding allocations and planning decisions depend on the coded output. The role is largely office-based or remote, and it sits within health information departments in hospitals and day procedure centres.
Pay
A$1,590 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Attention to Detailcore
- Clinical codingcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Data Entry and Accuracycore
- Health Record Administrationcore
- Health Terminology Literacycore
- Medicare Compliance Knowledgecore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Practice Management Software (e.g., Best Practice, MedicalDirector)core
- Problem Solvingcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Workflow Queue Managementcore
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Database
- Digital Literacy
- Electronic Document Management
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Process Improvement Identification
- Report Writing
- Stakeholder Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Written Communication