Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Location
Winnipeg, MB | Canada
Job description
Requisition ID: 349611
Position Number: 20070885
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Winnipeg
Site: St. Boniface Hospital
Department / Unit: Hlth Information Services - Coding
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $21.852, $22.510, $23.186, $23.880, $24.597, $25.337
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
Under the general supervision of the SUPERVISOR, CODING/DATA QUALITY and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the CODING TECHNOLOGIST is responsible for accurately coding diagnoses and interventions from the health records utilizing the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CA/CCI); abstracting coded information into the computer in accordance with mandates and guidelines established by Manitoba Health (MH) and Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI); adjusting abstracts based on updated chart documentation, edit failure reports, CIHI Default Reports, routine and ad hoc data quality audits; and performing other related duties as assigned.
St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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