Coding Support Officer

NSW Private Hospitals are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Coding Support Officer (CSO) to join our Health Information Services (HIS) team at Mater Hospital & Sydney Private Hospital. This role is essential in supporting the Clinical Coding function to ensure the timely and complete processing of hospital separations.

Working closely with the Manager HIS and Clinical Coding team, you will play a critical role in managing coding workflows, resolving documentation queries, and ensuring accurate and complete clinical information is available for coding.

Experience in a hospital or health information environment (highly desirable).

Understanding of health information systems (e.g. Webpas, deLacy – desirable).

Monitor and manage outstanding clinical coding workloads and hospital separations.

Liaise with Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs), Practice Managers, and external providers to resolve clinical documentation queries.

Generate and analyse reporting systems (e.g. Webpas) to track and prioritise discharge coding.

Support the coding team by coordinating outstanding documentation.

Assist with internal and external coding audits, including system access and documentation retrieval.

Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

For-Purpose Impact: Be part of a not-for-profit where surplus is reinvested into research & community care

Maternity Excellence: Join Sydney’s top private service and the city’s unique private Lvl 4 Special Care Unit

Surgical Innovation: Work in the only Aus member hub of the International Society of Orthopaedic Centres

Oncology Leadership: Deliver cutting-edge cancer care backed by specialised & holistic wellbeing centres

Safe Staffing: Work with peace of mind under an historic EA delivering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios

Growth: Access world-class research funding & scholarships via The Friends of the Mater Foundation

Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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