Remote Clinical Coder Remote
Job description
The Remote Clinical Coder role is a purely remote working role and highly flexible.
The role is available part time or full time, as a locum or salaried position.
Previous experience of coding is essential - minimum of 6 months experience required.
Open to PAYE, Sole Trader and individuals working as Ltd.
The postholder would make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including reviewing, highlighting, coding and actioning workflow documents under supervision.
Please note the organisation does not offer sponsorship.
Workflow and Processing Department
Reports to Medical Administrator Supervisor
Staffing responsibilities - None
Working pattern - remote working
Main duties and responsibilities
Workflow processing
- To work within set parameters to ensure workflow documents have been uploaded to the correct patient records by the host practice and are legible.
- To appropriately code workflow documents using SNOMED CT codes.
- To follow policies in managing workflow documents and action any documents in adherence to protocols.
- To ensure that workflow is processed in line with department key performance indicators and individual targets.
- To ensure workflow is processed to the highest standard in keeping with patient safety.
Administration
- To check emails on a daily basis and produce standard letters, emails and collect information using available IT packages in line with current procedures.
- To maintain and file accurately all data, documents and correspondence required for the operation of the service.
- To ensure any claims are submitted in line with current procedures.
- To ensure adherence to lone working procedures as required.
Customer care
- To contribute effectively to delivering a first-class customer focused service.
- To effectively use the computer software required for the role.
- To follow the complaint reporting procedures always taking ownership and highlighting any errors made.
Service development
- To work as an individual and within a team to contribute towards service improvement and achieving and maintaining CQC standards.
- To highlight to your line manager any issues of quality, risk and instances of conflict between procedures and CQC / client requirements.
- To assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision.
- To effectively manage own time, workload and resources.
- To complete all mandatory training
Miscellaneous
- To carry out efficiently all associated tasks to support the smooth running of the service that may be assigned to you by a supervisor.
- Adhere to Disclosure and Barring Service Checks
Requirements for all employees
Confidentiality
- All information including that relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers and the business of the organisation may only be processed or shared with authorised persons in accordance with the organisation policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
Performance management
- Ensure that performance targets are met and a culture of performance management, customer care, value for money and patient empowerment is embedded adhering to all policies, standards and guidance.
- Proactively highlight any gaps in understanding or training, commit to continued personal development and participate in any training program as part of this employment including:
- Participation in individual performance reviews, taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.
- Embrace a culture of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, performance management, customer care and patient empowerment and act in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights.
- Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues always behaving in a manner which is welcoming, non-judgmental and respects circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Health and Safety
- All workers have a legal duty to ensure the health and safety of people at work and members of the public in accordance with safety legislation and policies.
- The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in policies and procedures. This will include:
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Qualifications and experience
- Minimum of 6 months experience in Primary care coding
- Experience with Systmone and/or Emis web is ideal
- Up to GCSE-level or equivalent relevant qualifications/experience.
- Good literacy skills to read a variety of documents and write appropriate notes.
- Basic numeracy skills to put in overtime claims.
- Willingness to undertake training appropriate to the post.
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.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 1 month
Salary: £20,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
COVID-19 considerations:
Home working only
Application question(s):
- All applicants must have or be willing to have a DBS check
- All applicants must have a minimum of 6 months coding experience in primary care in the UK
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: Remote Coder v1.2
