Baycrest Hospital has an opportunity for a

HEALTH RECORDS TECHNICIAN

Health Records Department

Position Type : Casual

Shift Type : Varies

Bi-Weekly Hours : Varies

Posting Number : 8416

Union : Non-Union

Date Posted : November 11, 2024

Internal Closing Date : November 18, 2024

Job Summary :

The Health Records Technician reports to the Manager ADT, Health Records and Privacy Officer. The Health Records Technician is responsible for maintaining and organizing patient health records to support clinical care and is responsible for releasing personal health information in accordance with the legislation, ensuring valid consent.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Responds to, and processes requests for inpatient, resident and outpatient health records from internal and external sources within prescribed timeframes (ROI – Release of Information)
• Maintains an accurate and detailed Release of Information (‘ROI’) log for medical, legal, insurance, WSIB and other PHI requests
• Performs a variety of clerical and office tasks
• Produces medical reports, correspondence, records, client-care information, statistics, medical research and administrative material as needed
• Maintains, organizes and processes clinical information to support clinical care.

Scans, uploads and verifies health information for the EMR (e.g. PCC)

Assists and carries out quality and / or privacy activities including audits

Qualifications include but are not limited to :

Experience working in a hospital health records department is an asset

Additional Benefits :

Opportunity to enroll in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

INTERNAL APPLICANTS :   Please submit your application online through the Baycrest intranet. Failure to include your resume may affect your candidacy for this position. All communication related to this job posting will be sent to the email address used to submit your application.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS : Please submit your application online by clicking the Apply button below.

Remarkable people of Baycrest Health Sciences

are changing the future of brain health and aging.

Thank you for your interest in joining Baycrest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Baycrest is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected] or 416-785-2500, ext. 2961.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check / vulnerable sector screen.

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