Clinical Documentation Specialist

Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Clinical Documentation Specialist to join the Clinical Coding team in the Health Information and Revenue Services.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:
Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals Centres and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:
This role is responsible for facilitating the overall quality completeness and accuracy of clinician documentation in the patient health care record to support the delivery of high-quality patient care, accreditation and adherence to quality standards, the clinical coding process and appropriate reimbursement.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience and good working knowledge of clinical documentation practices.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment with a range of staff in clinical and non-clinical roles.
• Demonstrated high level organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Literacy in IT systems that support information management and reporting in a large complex organisation.

Next Steps:

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Mary Kouvas, Clinical Documentation Integrity Coordinator via email [email protected]

Applications close indicate date 3rd November 2026.