Casual Health Information Technician Position

About This Role

Joining Palmerston & District Hospital as a Casual Health Information Management Technician, you will utilize your coding expertise and health record knowledge to maintain data quality and compliance. This role requires experience in health information management to support accurate coding and data abstraction.

Responsibilities

• Assign diagnostic and procedural codes to patient records
• Abstract clinical and demographic information electronically
• Maintain data quality and productivity standards
• Submit coded data accurately to CIHI
• Process access requests for Personal Health Information
• Regularly assign diagnostic codes
• Maintain departmental standards
• Serve as a resource for PHI inquiries
• Take a proactive approach to various assignments to ensure departmental efficiency

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Health Information Management Program
• Certification with the Canadian Health Information Management Association
• At least 2 years of recent relevant experience
• Proficient with Med 2020 and Meditech systems
• Excellent communication skills in professional settings

About the Company

Palmerston & District Hospital is part of North Wellington Health Care.