Health Records Administrator

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $35.27 - $44.05 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more.

We are currently looking to fill a **Casual** opportunity for a **Health Records Administrator** at **Royal Columbian Hospital** located in **New Westminster, BC**.

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Fraser Health is proudly recognized as a BC Top Employer. Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care.

Effective October 26, 2021 all staff for all positions across health care in British Columbia are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

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Detailed Overview: Reporting to the BC Trauma Registry Leader, the Health Records Administrator works within a team-based environment, performs interpretation, abstraction and codification of data and assists in the operation and maintenance of the Trauma Registry for designated acute care facilities. Duties include interpreting and abstracting data, scoring data by injury, entering data into computer, compiling statistical data, performing statistical analysis, generating a variety of reports as directed, communicating with internal and external personnel regarding data retrieval and interpretation, processing approved release of data requests, providing input into the review and revision of policies and procedures, and participating on various committees and in designated projects as assigned. Responsibilities:

- Analyzes, abstracts and codes data by performing duties such as interpreting and abstracting data, scoring data by injury and entering data into the Trauma Registry in accordance with established standards and procedures to maintain the Trauma Registry for designated acute care facilities.
- Assists with the operation and maintenance of the Trauma Registry by performing database management activities such as identifying duplication of information, performing quality control checks on fields, and running system administration functions in accordance with established procedures. Notifies supervisor and/or Manager, BC Trauma Registry of problems and works with designate team members and information systems personnel to resolve system issues.
- Transfers Trauma Registry data to the BC Trauma Registry by performing completion checks and uploading data in accordance with established standards, procedures and timeframes to meet BC Trauma Registry time lines.
- Communicates with internal and external personnel by providing information regarding topics such as requests for Trauma Registry data, data interpretation and operation of the Trauma Registry, referring issues or problems such as release of information authorization or Trauma Registry errors to supervisor or Manager, BC Trauma Registry as required.
- Processes approved release of data requests in accordance with established policies, procedures and legislation by methods such as reviewing information, generating a variety of reports, completing required documentation, and communicating with internal and external requestors.
- Provides input into the review of the BC Trauma Registry policies and procedures by participating in the examination of the existing policies to determine if updating is required, reviewing work processes to identify problems and inefficiencies for discussion, evaluating technical literature/material to identify new or revised procedures/equipment to improve operations, and making recommendations into the development of, or changes to, selected policies, procedure