Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Standard Terminology Analyst you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Parallon which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a(an) Standard Terminology Analyst where your passion for creating positive patient interactions are valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Standard Terminology Analyst plays a critical role in the advancement of the corporate HIM, Coding and Abstraction department’s strategic, operational, and quality goals. This role will be part of a team responsible for delivery of technology solutions that enhances our ability to develop, maintain and enhance enabling technology. This role will conduct, analyze, evaluate, and advise on HIM, Coding and Abstraction related areas including terminology standards, health information architecture, clinical workflow, clinical efficiencies, business requirements identification and impact, care quality, and patient safety through technology projects of various scopes and complexity. Reporting to the Manager, CDRA Program, day-to-day activities will range from developing, implementing, and managing projects that examine both business processes and technical issues to conducting analyses and evaluations on a quantitative/qualitative basis and the effectiveness of health standards, information architecture programs, and operations.

Duties (included but not limited to):

Technical Work

• Conduct mapping/matching of medical terms to relevant standards.

• Conduct, analyze, evaluate, and advise on project/healthcare related areas including terminology standards, health information architecture, clinical workflow, clinical efficiencies, business requirements identification and impact, care quality, and patient safety

• Conduct analyses and evaluations on a quantitative/qualitative basis and the effectiveness of health standards, information architecture programs, and operations

• Work with internal data source owners to ensure that we obtain and represent data at the right level to support various use cases

• Normalize internal vocabularies to standard terminologies and classifications

• Identify key policy issues and priorities, design analyses, evaluate alternative strategies, and make definitive recommendations to leadership

• Serve as the main contact for Terminology Standards Consultation requests

• Provide significant support for high-complexity tasks and make definitive recommendations to leadership

Analysis & Deliverables

• Facilitates requirements elicitation sessions using various techniques with diverse internal and external stakeholders

• Translates data and technology requests into business/technical requirements that defines the scope and format of the deliverable

• Evaluates requirements and estimates time needed to complete deliverable

• Ensures request information stays up to date to support leadership prioritization

• Acquires, imports, cleanses, transforms and validates data from the enterprise data warehouse, data stores, department technology platforms, and other sources using SQL or other query language

• Creates written communication materials that effectively summarize findings and support recommendations

• Communicates routinely to Manager on any significant issues, status of projects, barriers and successes

• Navigates between competing priorities, perspectives, and needs from business partners – guides stakeholders towards the best “collective outcome”

Collaboration

• Responsible for collaborating with teams, communicating with stakeholders, and providing subject matter expertise in a fast paced environment

• Completes technology projects in collaboration with HIM, Coding & Abstraction department team members, IT Data Team, IT Application Team and other various roles to evaluate outcomes across enterprise

• Engages stakeholders to resolve issues with data mapping, or to coordinate changes application configurations

Maintenance

• Assists in administration data mapping tools, sites, adhering to content publishing standards set forth by established governance bodies

• Handles and maintains confidential data sources

• Performs ongoing monitoring and refinement of data and data mapping, as assigned

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in analytics, business analytics, statistics, computer science or related field required • Master’s degree in the above preferred

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of demonstrated work as Clinical Informaticist, Terminologist or comparable

• 3 years of reporting and data analysis experience required

• Experience with data mapping tools (i.e., Symedical) a plus

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency required

• Analysis of healthcare related data preferred

• Experience working with enterprise-sized (very, very large) data sets a plus

• Management experience not a requirement

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Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Standard Terminology Analyst opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.