DATA QUALITY ANALYST, HEALTH RECORDS CODING

Job title: DATA QUALITY ANALYST, HEALTH RECORDS CODING

Company: Interior Health Authority

Job description: Job title :DATA QUALITY ANALYST, HEALTH RECORDS CODING
Community :KELOWNA
Facility :KELOWNA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Status :PERMANENT FULL TIME
Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking a permanent full time Data Quality Analyst, Health Records Coding to join the Health Information Management, Health Record Services team. The location for this position is flexible within these sites: Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton or Trail.

This position provides guidance and support to Health Information Practitioner coding staff (HIM Coders), the Health Record Services Leadership Team and other stakeholders with regard to coding and data quality for database/systems such as; Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) while ensuring that coding standards, productivity monitoring processes and data quality efforts are consistent with the goals and objectives of Health Information Management.

This position works closely with the Health Record Services Leadership Team, HIM Coders, Strategic Information, Administration, Physicians and other Clinicians to respond to inquiries about Health Records coding data quality and make recommendations for quality improvement.

You will love working within a friendly and supportive team environment, and will enjoy a stimulating organizational culture. The successful applicant Provides expertise regarding Health Protection (HP) business requirements and leadership in the implementation, ongoing monitoring and upgrading of information management applications, while ensuring strategic linkages between specialized HP areas are maintained.

Interior Health offers excellent benefits, the opportunity to maximize your skills! We are an organization that provides you with room to grow in a place where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply today!

Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience:

• Graduation from a recognized program for Health Information Practitioners, plus Five (5) years of recent, related experience in coding inpatient and surgical day care records in an acute care tertiary or regional hospital setting.
• Two (2) years of experience working as a data analyst or data quality analyst or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Completion of additional training in data analysis or data quality analysis from the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA), CHA and/or any other accredited institute that offers Health Information Practitioner, data analysis or quality courses.
• Certified by the Canadian College of Health Information Management as a certificant, and eligible for active membership with CHIMA.

We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes. Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process, job readiness, interview readiness or tips for resume and cover letter writing, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor.

Expected salary:

Location: Kelowna, BC

Job date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:56:12 GMT