Table 1Transition record

emergency medical dispatchertoclinical coder

A emergency medical dispatcher already meets 21% of what the clinical coder role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From emergency medical dispatcher

21%

Overlap1

To clinical coder

4 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

71.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.6

This move: 71.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the clinical coder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the emergency medical dispatcher profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical coder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a emergency medical dispatcher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held health care system services
already held professional documentation in health care health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held adhere to organisational guidelines assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the clinical coder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform clinical coding procedures required
required, not held review patient's medical data required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held archive healthcare users' records optional
optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
optional, not held collect statistics on medical records optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required

03 health and welfare 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held clinical coding required

optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use electronic health records management system required

optional, not held manage digital documents optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held communicate in healthcare required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held document management required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical coder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held professional documentation in health care knowledge
already held health care system knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held health records management optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held archive healthcare users' records optional
optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
optional, not held collect statistics on medical records optional
optional, not held health records management optional
optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

24 held skills the clinical coder role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role answer emergency calls skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role dispatch ambulance skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role local geography knowledge
not needed by the target role log emergency call information electronically skill
not needed by the target role manage dispatch software systems skill
not needed by the target role manage multiple patients simultaneously skill
not needed by the target role medical dispatch knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
not needed by the target role personnel planning in emergency response skill
not needed by the target role prioritise emergencies skill
not needed by the target role provide advice to emergency callers skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role support distressed emergency callers skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held clinical coding required
required, not held document management required
optional, not held health records management optional
optional, not held healthcare analytics optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from emergency medical dispatcher

Full index of moves from emergency medical dispatcher

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.