Release of Information Clerk

**Salary**: The salary range for this position is CAD $28.10/Hr. - CAD $28.10/Hr. Summary:
**The Providence Health Care’s Health Information Management Administration team is hiring**

**Learn more about the Health Information Management team, check us out **here**.**
- We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations._

**What does the Health Information Management team do?**

Health Information Management (HIM) is a leader in the collection, storage, and distribution of patient information within British Columbia. Our dedicated team of professionals are some of the first points of contact at Health Organizations sites. As a consolidated Lower Mainland department of Providence Health Care, HIM has staff at about 40 geographically dispersed locations across Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Provincial Health Services Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health.

Approximately 1,450 staff working the following Service Areas: Registration, Records Management, Transcription Services, Health Information Exchange, and Coding. Additional Corporate Services include: Strategic Planning, Projects & Business Optimization, Culture & Communications. There is room for growth and development and we aim to support our teams to flourish.

**What you'll do**

The Release of Information (ROI) Clerk performs duties related to the release of clinical information in accordance with policies, procedures, legislation and standards in the retrieval, severing, photocopying/scanning, electronic/paper distribution of health care documentation/reports. Responds to requests from internal/external sources for information regarding confidentiality and release of information policies and procedures; attends to legal requests for personal information and other related requirements.

**Sites We Are Recruiting for**:Abbotsford Regional Hospital (32900 Marshall Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S0C2, Canada)

Qualifications / Skills and Education:
**Education**
Grade 12, successful completion of courses related to **release of information** and two (2) years of recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Ability to organize work.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to keyboard at 40 words per minute.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- **Competitive salary** as per the FBA Collective Agreement, $28.01CAD/hour
- ** Growth opportunities**: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
- ** State-of-the-art facilities**: The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.

**Your Day to Day**:

- Answers inquiries regarding requests for patient/client information by reviewing medical records, and determining information to release.
- Maintains and updates release of information records using a computerized system; enters request information such as date of request, patient/client name, chart number, requester and date released. Provides statistical reports as required using computerized software as required.
- Performs record processing functions related to records by performing duties such as identifying, verifying and correcting patient information utilizing the computerized Admission, Discharge Transfer and/or Electronic Health Record System, checking for discharges and/or previous admissions, processing folders and documents, merging duplicate files, making up folders and printing chart labels, and filing as required.
- Performs clerical and reception duties by methods such as answering telephone, transferring to appropriate personnel, taking messages, directing visitors, and providing routine information, photocopying, faxing, filing reports and/or records, moving records to active and inactive storage areas and preparing records for off-site storage and ordering supplies as required.
- Assists in updating procedure manuals and makes recommendations to Supervisor/ Coordinator for efficiency improvements. Updates Release of Information Procedure manual as required.
- Participates in the depar