Health Records Coder

at  Glengarry Memorial Hospital

NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION

Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital (HGMH) is a patient-centred primary care hospital that has been established in Alexandria, Ontario for over 50 years. HGMH provides acute care, complex continuing care, 24-hour emergency services, and rehabilitation to over 23,000 residents every year. Our team includes over 180 staff members, 50 Medical Staff members and 100 volunteers who all take pride in bringing quality health care to our local Eastern Ontario community.
HGMH supports equal opportunity employment. We strongly encourage applications from all genders, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Applicants need to make any accommodation requests for the interview or selection process known in advance by contacting the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will work together with the hiring committee to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation for the selection process which will enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require.
We thank all candidates for applying. We will only contact candidates selected for further consideration.

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate from a recognized Health Information Management (HIM) program.
• Certified member in good standing with the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CCHIM).
• Working knowledge of the Canadian Coding Standards and ICD-10-CA/CCI coding.
• Ability to meet coding and abstracting productivity standards as specified by Manager.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player.
• Demonstrated independent ability to prioritize and work to tight timelines.
• Computer experience with Word, Excel, Outlook and report writing.
• Bilingualism (English and French) an asset.

POSITION PURPOSE

Responsible for researching codes and abstracting medical information to determine that accurate, complete and billable codes are provided for Emergency Room and Day Surgery visits at HGMH. Identifies and reports coding opportunities and recommendations for improvement. Monitors and reports trend and escalates discrepancies to management while maintaining patient information confidentiality.

Our ‘PACT’ is our promise to have Passion, Accountability, Compassion & Teamwork at the heart of all we do, everyday

• Passion for what we do
• Accountability for our role
• Compassion for those we serve
• Teamwork for each othe