We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced part-time Medical Coder to join our team, ideally working around 20 hours per week.
You will be responsible for compiling comprehensive and chronological medical summaries from patient records and entering these into the clinical system in line with Good Practice guidelines. The successful candidate will become an integral part of our wider clinical administrative team, contributing to high quality data management across the practice.
We offer flexible working arrangements, with the ability to work both onsite at the surgery and from home. In return, we are looking for someone who can offer flexibility in their working approach, adapting to practice needs as required.
Main Duties of the Job
* Review patient records and accurately produce a summary of their medical history.
* Apply strong knowledge of medical terminology.
* Support other staff in understanding the importance of accurate coding.
* Accurately read coding data on SystmOne.
* Identify relevant clinical information in patient correspondence, code appropriately, and complete associated actions.
* Monitor progress of summarising to ensure practice targets are met.
* Review and process clinical letters in line with practice protocols.
* File and store records as required.
* Action incoming emails and mail in a timely manner.
* Input and extract data to support practice reporting.
* Compile comprehensive and chronological medical summaries using Good Practice guidelines.
* Utilize clinical coding systems such as SystmOne (experience with EMIS also considered).
* Apply previous experience from a clinical or coding-related setting.
About Us
Goldington Avenue Surgery is a well established, forward thinking practice caring for approximately 18,000 patients. We are a busy, friendly, and continually evolving practice. As we grow, we are expanding our coding team to support high quality record keeping and data accuracy across the practice following retirement of one of our staff members.
Person Specification
* Knowledge of medical terminology and readcode systems.
* Ability to use own judgement and work independently to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
* High level of attention to detail.
* Disclosure and Barring Service Check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working.
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