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Job Title:

HEALTH RECORDS TECHNICIAN (ROI), TRPT

Posted Date:

2025-03-25

Closing Date:

2025-03-31

Functional Discipline:

HEALTH RECORDS

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 40030AC

JOB TITLE: HEALTH RECORDS TECHNICIAN - ROI, TRPT
STATUS: TEMPORARY REGULAR PART-TIME
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
LOCATION: MAROTTA FAMILY HOSPITAL, ST. CATHARINES
HOURS OF WORK: 45 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD; MONDAY-FRIDAY, 0800-1600

POSTING DATE: 25 MARCH2025
CLOSING DATE: 31 MARCH 2025

UNION: SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S INTERNATIONAL UNION-CLERICAL
WAGE RANGE: $32.991 T0 $35.321 PER HOUR

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Reporting to the Manager Health Information Management/Patient Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for releasing patient information to Legal Counsel, Insurance Companies, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Health Care Facilities, Physicians, Patients and others. Promotes positive public relations with patients, physicians, staff, and outside agencies requiring health record information. Responds to all Release of Information requests following current legislation, i.e., Public Hospital's Act, PHIPA and established hospital policies. Submits all generated revenue for Release of Information to Financial Services. Is knowledgeable and complies with policies and procedures related to medical legal matters, amendment of medical records, release of information, patients' rights, and informed consent etc. Accept subpoenas for patient charts, prepares documents for court attendance and submit the chart as evidence on the date of court attendance. Maintains the correspondence log and the security of a health record when it has been identified that litigation is pending. Travel between sites may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o Graduate from an approved Health Information Management/Administrator Program
o One year recent experience in ICD-10-CA inpatient and NACRS coding
o Current active CHIMA member in good standing and maintained on an annual basis
o Demonstrates a proficient level of understanding with regard to Case Mix Methodology
o Knowledgeable and proficient with various applications including WinRecs, Meditech, Folio, CIHI E-query
o Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
o Demonstrated ability to handle a large and diversified workload with often rapidly changing priorities and challenging deadlines
o Demonstrated commitment to patient/client centred care
o Compliance with confidential requirements under the Niagara Health System Privacy Policy
o Demonstrated professional and informative attitude while interacting with the public, patients, employees and medical staff
o Strong organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy
o Must be available for all shifts, vacation replacement, sick time and paid holidays
o Travel to other NH sites required
o Consistent and regular attendance required
o Proficiency in both official languages (English & French) will be considered an asset

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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