Medical Records Technician IA

Job Responsibility: Location: Mount Pearl Square Medical Records Technician IA Health Information Services and Informatics - Clinical Information Services Work From Home Permanent, Full Time 08393POS Hours 75 bi-weekly (8-hour days) Salary CG27, ($25.48 - $28.18) Competition Number View phone number on ca.edajobs.com Posted Date 12 July 2024 Closing Date 19 July 2024 About Us Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NL Health Services) brings together five former separate health entities - Eastern Health, Central Health, Western Health, Labrador-Grenfell Health, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. The creation of a provincial health authority was announced following recommendations from Health Accord NL. NL Health Services is responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 528,000 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador and employs over 21,000 people. NLHealthServices.ca Job Summary The successful candidate will be responsible for coding diseases, operations, procedures and other therapies on inpatient and surgical day care episodes using ICD-10 and CCI classification systems; abstracting demographic and clinical data from health records utilizing CIHI guidelines and 3M electronic abstracting system; and monitoring and evaluating the quality of data submitted and to take corrective action when necessary. Other related duties as required. Job Demands By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): Constantly sits for long periods of time, occasionally required to lift files weighing between 10 - 25 lbs. Fine finger or precision work required; visual concentration is required to ensure accuracy. Work has standard deadlines and quotas for coding and staging. Job Qualifications Successful completion of a recognized/accredited program in Health Information Management is required. Current and continuing certification as an accredited Health Information Management Professional from the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) is required. Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. Employees, to review your attendance record please refer to your employee portal on the Intranet for details. The attendance record is only available to employees who are currently in positions that accumulate sick time. If this is an internal posting only, only applicants of the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit will be considered. If this is an internal and external posting, all applications will be accepted and preference will be given to those qualified candidates who are internal to the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit.