health information management technician
- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education :
- Expérience :
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Work setting
Health care institution, facility or clinic
Tasks
- Abstract, assemble and analyze clinical data and related demographic information from health records according to established policies and procedures
- Classify and code diseases according to an established classification system
- Collect, code, cross-reference and store health records and related information
- Operate information systems to maintain indexes for classification systems and to manage and retrieve health records information
- Prepare medical, social and administrative statistics
- Supervise other health information management technicians and related workers
- Classify, code, cross-reference, log and store records
- Compile statistics and reports on activities within records management services
- Implement and update records classification, retention and disposal scheduling plans
- Label, prepare and transfer information files according to established records management life-cycle procedures and schedules
- Maintain access lists for security classified records
- Operate information retrieval systems to research and extract records
Supervision
3-4 people
Filing systems
- Alphabetic
- Dewey decimal classification
- Numeric
Computer and technology knowledge
- Computer assisted records management system
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- MS Windows
Security and safety
Basic security clearance
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Sitting
- Work under pressure
- Large workload
- Overtime required
- Tight deadlines
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and / or refugees
- Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees
Support for youths
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
Support for Veterans
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities