Accredited Records Technician

Employment Status: Full Time
Department: Cancer Clinic
Union: IBEW
Job Code: 26134

✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance

✓ 8hr ✓ Outcome Based on Seniority (IBEW)

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager, the Accredited Records Technician codes patient charts for the Windsor Regional Cancer Program and ensures confidentiality, accuracy and completeness for future reference. Duties include: servicing all charts according to current guidelines and while doing so, checking for completeness, and correctness; coding all activities, staging and diagnosis using guidelines as provided by OH-CCO; do any necessary corrections, as well as quality assurance. The Accredited Records Technician complies with the Occupational Health and Safety standards for the hospital and is proactive in promoting a safe work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working in a highly automated Windows environment-required

Prior experience dealing with health professionals an asset

Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills- required

Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment

General good health and a level of fitness appropriate to the demands of the position

EDUCATION/TRAINING EXPERIENCE:

Graduate of an Accredited Health Records Technician/Administrator Program-required

Graduate of the Canadian College of Health Record Administrators (Associate Level) required

Active member of the Canadian Health Records Association-required

2-3 years Recent coding experience –preferred

Windsor Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by WRH throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.