Senior Health Information Manager
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- Permanent Full Time Position (4 days per week would be considered)
- Work for one of Australia's leading health services
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Flexible Work Arrangements including ADOs and working from home days
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Health Information Services department
The Health Information Services (HIS) at Austin Health consists of Medical Record Services, Clinical Coding Services, Submission Services and Corporate Records Services. HIS has approximately 70 FTE, located across the three Austin Health sites.
About the role
The Clinical Coding Service at Austin Health is looking for an experienced Health Information Manager with a passion for education to join our Clinical Coding Service. Our office space on Mount Street Heidelberg provides convenient access to Heidelberg Station, Burgundy Street shopping precinct and a private carpark. We offer flexible work arrangements including ADOs and working from home days.
The Senior Health Information Manager will work within the Education portfolio alongside two other experienced Senior Health Information Managers. This position will be responsible for the mentoring and training of junior or entry level Health Information Managers. At Austin Health the coding, auditing and education processes are supported by software including Solventum Code Finder, Code Focus (Data Agility) and PICQ Audit (Beamtree).
About you
To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:
- Successful completion of a clinical coding course approved by the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) including a minimum of 5 years unsupervised coding within a tertiary public health care facility.
- Demonstrated experience in a Senior Coding or Leadership role.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and deliver education and training activities to clinical coders, trainees and other hospital staff.
- Excellent clinical coding and auditing skills using ICD-10-AM 13th edition and excellent knowledge of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
- Eligibility for full membership to the Health Information Management Association of Australia.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Emily Currie, Coding Manager at Emily.CURRIE@austin.org.au.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026
