Health Record Technician

**Req ID**:140960**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Northern** Zone, **Aberdeen Hospital**
**Department**:IMIT HIS Coding ARH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: CUPE** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:23-Sep-22**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to and under the direction of the Manager, Health Information Services, Coding & Abstracting and /or designate, the Health Record Technician is responsible for providing accurate coding and abstraction of Inpatient, Day Surgery, and Emergency health information.

**Coding & Abstracting**
The Coding Specialist, through integration of clinical knowledge and information systems, contributes to quality, patient safety, decision making and planning of health care services. The HRT possess a unique skill set, allowing them to comprehensively collect data, maintain information integrity and report health information in a responsible and knowledgeable way. Health Record Technician will be responsible for producing timely high quality coded and abstracted data, monitor data quality and prepare submissions for CIHI and other specialty programs.

**Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of a 2-3 year diploma from a recognized Canada Health Information Management Association recognized program (2085 hours)
- Certified with the Canadian College of Health Information Management & hold active certified membership in good standing with Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)
- Knowledge of National & Provincial legislation and NSHA/Area policies that govern Confidentiality, Privacy, and security of health information and demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
- 2 years of coding experience in the health information management field preferred
- Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development including completion of 36 continuing education credits every three years post-graduation
- Current knowledge of data collection standard including Canadian Institute of Health Information standards (i.e. Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, Management Information System)
- Knowledge of health information systems (3M, Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Reporting system, & ADT system (MEDITECH /STAR)
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and good judgement
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Demonstrated communication, interpersonal, collaboration and teamwork skills
- Demonstrated accountability, initiative and ability to work independently
- Demonstrated planning, organizing, prioritizing and time management skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Lync & Outlook calendar
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**A coding skills test will be administered as part of the selection process. Only applicants achieving a mark of 60% will advance to the interview process**

**Hours of Work**:

- Permanent full time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

**Salary Information**:

- $25.52 - $27.43 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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