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Location

Halifax, NS | Canada

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Job description

  Req ID: 175995
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone,  Dickson Building - QEII  
Department: IMIT Health Records CZ
Type of Employment: Permanent   Hourly FT (100%FTE) x 2position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union P osition
Posting Closing Date: 22-Mar-24

 

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

 

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Current registration with the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CHIMA), required.
• Un de r g ra dua t e degree or diploma in Health Information Management or related health field. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and work experience.
• Minimum of 3- 5 years of experience implementing information management strategies, health informatics or quality improvement programs, and processes for a large, complex organization.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience leading teams of staff with indirect accountabilities to other operational units. Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge and skills in the areas of IMIT tools, applications, and systems supporting clinical documentation, audit & reporting.
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, and Power-Point applications.
• Certified Health Executive and/or Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) designation, an asset
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or organizational change management certification, an asset
• Knowledge of health care legislation including privacy legislation - Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (FOIPOP, PIPEDA), Hospitals Act, Mental Health Act, Medical Staff By-Laws, Medical staff Rules and Regulations

About Continued

• Strong understanding of health information/data and how it is managed, used, and operationalized within clinical information systems.
• Broad knowledge of health information best practice standards, clinical process workflow, clinical service delivery and patient/client satisfaction determinants.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines.
• Elevated level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
• Clearly communicates NSH vision, mission, and values.
• Experience in data analytics.
• Ability to communicate, speak and write in English.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

About the Opportunity

The Central Zone IMIT Operations Manager for Clinical Documentation, Audit & Reporting reports to the IMIT Provincial Manager and is responsible for the transformation of health information to achieve provincial standardization across NS Health. The Manager is responsible to provide strategic and program-level leadership of Information Management including operational oversight, subject matter expertise, day-to-day supervision, and support of IMIT clinical documentation, audit & reporting activities. The Manager is responsible to ensure health information standards and clinical documentation best practices are implemented and maintained. The Manager independently addresses issues and makes decisions of moderate complexity with little or no supervision and delivers clear communication and documentation of complex concepts related to document management and disclosure of patient health information.

The Manager is responsible to manage day-to-day activities for enterprise document management and serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for the associated workflows across for the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSH) including but not limited to, document imaging of personal health information (PHI), retention management of legal health records, disclosure of personal health information, resolving unknown patient issues, and ensuring appropriate scanning of critical care indicators.

Demonstrating leadership behaviors and capabilities consistent with best practice, this position will be responsible for providing oversight and assistance to a team in the provision of 24x7 operational service. As part of operational support activities, maintaining a strong relationship with NSH partners, and with all other IMIT clinical solution teams is a vital component of this role. The Manager will also collaborate with stakeholders and clinicians to ensure quality and timely patient information is available and accessible, and quality service is delivered to meet the objectives outlined by the program leadership.

 

 

Hours

• Permanent Full-time Position, 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Position schedule will be based on a rotational schedule (evenings and weekends may be required)

Compensation and Incentives

Salary to be determined

 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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