Admin/Scanner

Job description

Job responsibilities

To ensure that all incoming and internal patient correspondence is stored in the patients medical record and relevant information is coded.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Take action as directed by line manager
• Follow practice protocols to ensure consistent and high quality care is provided to our patients

Scanning duties

• Sort and date stamp all incoming patient-related mail.
• Scan patient-related documents onto their medical record using read codes as agreed by the clinical team
• Add any additional information about the source of the document
• Forward the document to the most appropriate person to receive the information
• Ensure incoming letters are scanned onto the patient record within the practice policy timescale
• Scan all internal paper documents on to the relevant patients record and then store the documents in line with surgery procedures.

Coding

• Identify relevant clinical information contained in patient correspondence
• Code or free text the clinical information on to the patient record
• Deal with queries relating to coding

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The ability to multi task when necessary with a good standard of English.

Desirable

• Previous GP experience advantageous but willing to train the right candidate

Employer details

Employer name

Horsmans Place Surgery

Address

Instone Road

Dartford

DA1 2JP

Employer's website

https://www.horsmansplacesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)