NACRS Coding Specialist (ICD-10-CA-CCI)

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are currently looking for a Certified Health Information Management Professional;
NACRS Coding Specialist to join our Health Records team to assign diagnosis and intervention codes to inpatient records and electronically abstract demographic and clinical information from patients’ health records.

• Assign diagnostic and procedural codes to inpatient records using ICD-10-CA-CCI
• Electronically abstract demographic and clinical information from a patient’s health record in accordance with CIHI’s (Canadian Institute for Health Information) Guidelines and Principles and Hospital Policies/Procedures
• Keep abreast with changes in coding practices, CIHI Guidelines/Principles regarding DAD data elements
• Be familiar with processes for CMG/RIW grouping/assignment
• Participate in peer review audits both internally and externally
• Attend Coding Quality Improvement Workshops, Seminars, and Teleconferences as it pertains to job (CIHI, etc.)