Coordinator Coding S2B

Join Providence Health Care as a Coding Coordinator and lead a team of health science professionals in managing coding and abstracting functions across multiple sites. Youll ensure accurate clinical data processing to support operational clinical and research needs while contributing to quality improvement initiatives budget development and policy creation. As the operational owner of key databases youll play a crucial role in maintaining a respectful and efficient environment for staff patients and families. Be part of a team committed to excellence in health information management.

Education & Experience

Graduation from an accredited Health Information Management Diploma or Bachelor Program.
Six 6 years of recent related experience including two 2 years experience in a management/supervisory position two 2 years experience in International Classification of Diseases (ICD10 coding and one 1 year experience in data quality assurance management or data reporting analysis or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Current certification with the College of Health Information Management (CHIM) and current active membership with the Canadian Association of Health Information Management (CHIMA).

Skills & Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of health information management.
Indepth knowledge of health information management ICD10CA/CCI and national/provincial standards.
Strong communication and problemsolving skills in coding abstracting data validation and discharge abstract data.
Ability to set team goals provide leadership and mentor staff in clinical data abstraction and analysis.
Effective team player with excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Experience in drafting policies managing budgets and implementing quality improvement programs.
Proficient in related software (spreadsheet database wordprocessing) and able to operate required equipment.
Physical ability to perform job duties.

• Stateoftheart facilities: The new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions the new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care research and teaching. The new St. Pauls Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
  
  
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
  

Your Day to Day:

• Coordinates coding and abstracting functions at assigned sites building relationships with departments and clinical programs and contributing to HIM goals and objectives for efficiency and costeffectiveness.

• Assists the Regional Manager with HIM Coding team coordination including budget proposals resource management and expenditure monitoring.

• Provides operational direction and data quality assurance by establishing sitespecific standards policies and performance indicators ensuring compliance with external guidelines (e.g. CIHI BCMoH).

• Manages recruitment orientation and training ensuring the development of staff skills and maintaining staff complement.

• Provides expertise and evaluation on CIHI guidelines coding data abstraction and related electronic systems.

• Develops and implements quality assurance programs monitoring work quality and directing data quality review activities.

• Manages the Discharge Abstract Database BC Perinatal Database Registry and other codingrelated databases addressing system and access issues.

• Collaborates with the HIM Coding Leadership team on goal development HIM projects and team coordination.

• Contributes to the development of patient registration and coding policies in collaboration with the Registration and Records Management team.

• Performs coding abstracting and data retrieval as a HIM professional adhering to provincial/organizational standards.

• Stays current on HIM developments and recommends improvements to processes and services.

• Manages staff schedules rotations and payroll approving leaves and overtime according to policies.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Advance Your Career at Providence Health Care!

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the xmkwym (Musqueam) Skwxw7mesh (Squamish) and Sllwta/Selilwitulh (TsleilWaututh) Nations.