West Park Healthcare Centre Health Records Technician Full Time in Toronto, ON

Overview

West Park Healthcare Centre

Branch Toronto ON CA

Position:
Health Records Technician
Location:
Toronto, ON

Gather, analyze, audit, manipulate data, prepare and submit reports to support hospital statistics, Ministry of Health submissions, and various committee…

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved program for Health Information Management
• Professionals
• Certification with and ongoing active membership in the Canadian College of Health Information Management Association
• 3 years field experience
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Sensitivity to handling various complex patient, practitioner requests/problems
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality
• Able to work independently without constant supervision
• High attention to detail
• Comfortable using automated, technical systems
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development
• Commitment to customer service and team work
• Demonstrates individual leadership and problem solving skills
• Innovative and willing to learn
• Able to prioritize multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Evidence of good performance history and attendance record
• Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of West Park: Excellence, Respect, Trust, Collaboration and Accountability
• Should be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors

Accountabilities:

• Gather, analyze, audit, manipulate data, prepare and submit reports to support hospital statistics, Ministry of Health submissions, and various committee reports
• Gather, prepare and submit all legal, insurance and medical correspondence (release of information). As well as support the creation of the annual summary submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
• Conduct quality assurance audits as required
• Gather, analyze, audit, manipulate data, prepare and submit various internal/external reports/audits
• Coordinate and process new/revised hospital clinical forms
• Active member of the Clinical Records Committee. Prepares and distributes meeting agenda and takes minutes
• Gather, analyze, audit, prepare and submit reports for inpatient death registration and recording offsite deaths included with the maintenance of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
• Gather, analyze, audit, prepare and send out emails to ensure all inpatient charts are completed within 30 days of patient’s discharge
• Analyze, test and deploy digital systems supporting department automation
• Assists with orientation of new and current staff on privacy and addresses daily privacy questions as required
• Gather, analyze, audit, manipulate data, prepare and submit various privacy related reports/audits
• Update/edit Clinical Records & Privacy policies as required
• Update and maintain various privacy databases
• Contributing member of hospital re-development project
• Provides back-up relief for Health Records Clerk as required
• Performs other duties as required

West Park Healthcare Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation for a disability during any phase of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter. For further assistance please contact the Human Resources Department at (416) 243-3600 extension 4633.