Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Clinical Coding department at UHP for a Clinical Coding Optimisation Analyst.
The post holder will support comprehensive, high quality, efficient clinical coding of inpatients and day cases for a wide range of specialties and will assist the Clinical Coding Service Manager and the Clinical Coding Auditor and Trainer in acting as a point of reference for clinicians and other staff groups throughout the service lines.
The post holders will have excellent organisational skills, the ability to analyse and extract data from spreadsheets, great problem-solving skills, be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office packages, and be able to communicate effectively.
We require a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our extremely busy team. If you are looking to develop your skills in the coding environment and feel that you can make a positive contribution to our service, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To carry out weekly/monthly reviews of clinically coded activity against the patient health record for specified HSMR conditions to support mortality benchmarking and reporting. Identify and extract missing information for specific chronic conditions documented in previous but not in current spell and liaise with clinicians for the sign off for clinical coding data quality. To monitor the overall accuracy of the electronic sources and have involvement in electronic patient record (Epic) from a clinical coding perspective and raise concerns as appropriate.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work-life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To carry out monthly reviews of clinical coded activity for missing specific chronic co-morbidity information within and outside current activity spell documentation.
2. Completion of proformas for sign off by clinicians and ensuring the updating of clinical coding where necessary.
3. Monitor the completion of missing/incomplete documentation in a patients chart ie, history and evaluation note.
4. To review clinical coded data against health record and other data sources ie CT scans looking for missing specific chronic co-morbidity information.
5. Responsible for raising and completing clinical coding data queries where missing specific chronic co-morbidity information is identified, and liaise with clinicians for sign off where necessary.
6. To review regular inconsistency report for missing specific chronic co-morbidities previously coded against activity and complete clinical coding data query where necessary.
7. Conduct regular data validation and monitoring report activities to ensure that the Trust achieves a high level of data accuracy, quality, and completeness for both mandatory data submissions and financial reimbursement.
8. Will identify and highlight trends in reported deficiencies and issues to management for escalation.
9. To ensure review, sign off of clinical coding data queries and clinical coding is updated by relevant coding analyst within deadlines.
10. To keep accurate and up to date records of reviewed data and queries raised via Excel spreadsheets.
11. To deal with general telephone enquiries.
12. To regularly report to the Clinical Coding Service Manager and/or Clinical Coding Auditor on work carried out and to meet performance standards set by the Clinical Coding Service Manager.
13. To locate and source any legacy paper records required for audit purposes. Ensure all case note movements are logged on the appropriate electronic tracer system.
14. To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
15. To assist in the development of and adhere to departmental policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Minimum of 2 GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English
* NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience to this level gained through vocational experience
Desirable
* Qualification in human biology, medical terminology and/or anatomy knowledge
* ECDL or equivalent IT qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Proven working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
* Problem solving skills
* Analytical and data extraction skills
* Experience in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office packages
* Decision making skills
Desirable
* Proven working knowledge/background in a relevant field (such as patient administration or data quality assurance) within the NHS
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
* Ability to work as part of a team as well as ability to exercise own initiative and work independently to achieve objectives and deadlines
* Ability to work to strict deadlines
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff of all levels
* Excellent attention to detail with the ability to concentrate for long periods in a busy and demanding environment
* Able to deal with/report breaches of confidentiality or misuse of patient information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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