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UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics (UWMNC) is a not for profit network of neighborhood-based, physician-led, primary care clinics that will “treat you well”.

UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics (UWMNC) is a not for profit network of neighborhood-based, physician-led, primary care clinics that will “treat you well”. Our focus is on providing an exceptional level of service to both the patients and staff in an innovative and progressive way. We also offer an attractive compensation package that includes competitive starting salaries, a generous amount of paid time off, and full benefits including a 401(k) and retirement plan. UWMNC currently has an opening for an Ambulatory RN Clinical Analyst that will primarily report to the Director of Clinical Support and secondarily report to the Associate Medical Director for Information Systems. This position will be based out of our Administrative Offices located in the University District of Seattle, WA.This position will lead and facilitate multidisciplinary health care teams in the specification and implementation of the EMR to support the continuum of care across the University of Washington Medical Health System.The Ambulatory RN Clinical Analyst brings clinical expertise and knowledge in patient care, operational processes, and information systems requirements and participates in design, specification, implementation and evaluation of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Focus may be on EPIC, Cadence, and Secure Messaging applications and / or other segments of projects that link the Neighborhood Clinic to the UW Medicine Health System such as Admitting and Discharge, Ambulatory Care, Registration Applications, etc. The RN Clinical Analyst may have multiple areas of responsibility within the EPIC and ORCA applications and will function across UW Medicine Health System to ensure coordination of transitions in care. This individual will provide primary or assist with project coordination and project management, requirements gathering, user acceptance testing, and training. Functions as an expert user with both clinical and technical expertise and serves as a cross-functional, knowledgeable, single point of contact. The Clinical Analyst should have knowledge of the maintenance and administration of applications used by multiple customer groups, including software change control. May provide limited table updates. Responsible for trouble-shooting, analysis of processes impacted or created by use of the applications, determining business solutions for application needs and functional expertise from a user perspective. Participates in first-line user support, and works with Information Technology Services to resolve issues. The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge/experience:- Bachelor´s Degree in Nursing, Health Information Management, or applied computer science in a clinically oriented health field. Master’s Degree Desirable.- Three years recent clinical and operational experience working in an acute or ambulatory care setting.- Minimum of 1 year recent experience designing, writing specifications, configuring, training or implementing clinical applications- Equivalent education or experience may substitute- Strongly prefer experience implementing or supporting an electronic medical records system, provider order entry and/or clinical repository applications- Working knowledge and understanding of operational issues in acute and inpatient settings- Demonstrated ability to work with and facilitate multidisciplinary clinician groups as part of a clinical information system support

Reviews electronic medical record documentation to obtain or verify diagnoses and procedures.Assigns accurate ICD-9 and CPT codes utilizing an electronic encoder application in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory body guidelines.Performs accurate, optimal DRG and APC assignment, in accordance with nationally established rules and guidelines based upon documentation within the medical record.Reviews electronic medical record documentation and abstracts statistical data into HIS abstracting system based upon hospital policy and regulatory body guidelines.Assists with quality assurance (peer) reviews to ensure data integrity and accuracy of coding, identifies opportunities for improvements, and makes recommendations for optimal enhancements.Assists with training of new coder, when needed.Assists Case Management and Patient Access Departments in providing appropriate CPT codes for preadmission and pre-certification requirements.Provides assistance to Clinical Documentation Management Program (CDMP) with appropriate DRG assignment, diagnoses and procedures sequencing, and coding and documentation training.Aggregates data from reviews and compiles reports for HIM MgmtCommunicates as necessary with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnoses and/or procedures via the internal physician query process and making sure the physician documents within the medical record.Maintains data integrity of coded and abstracted records within 95% accuracy.Verifies accuracy of transcribed reports/indexed documents and assigns errors to the appropriate queue in the electronic medical record application.Meets minimum coding productivity standards within 3 months of employment or maintains minimum coding productivity standards during employment while ensuring accuracy of coding. Represents the coding area in the hospital meeting/events when necessary.Performs other job related duties as assigned.Demonstrates components of ICARE value statement.Demonstrates components of ServicePRIDE standards.Follow all safety rules while on the job. Experience Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) required.Registered Health Information Technology (RHIT) required with 10+ years inpatient coding experience in an acute-care setting with minimum 2 years coding experience in a 200+ bed, acute-care facility. OrRegistered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) required with 7+ years inpatient coding experience in an acute-care setting with minimum 2 years coding experience in a 200+ bed, acute-care facility.