Medical Records Clerk
Requisition ID: 369988
Position Number: 20051943
Posting End Date: November 19, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital
Department / Unit: Health Info Services
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: December 6, 2024
FTE: 0.50
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $19.763, $20.355, $20.966, $21.594, $22.244, $22.910
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Position Overview
Reporting to the Manager of Health Information Services the Medical Records Clerk is responsible for a diversity of Health Information Services functions including chart assembly, filing, release of information, late report processing, and report generation/dissemination.
Experience
- Experience in a Windows environment.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Minimum Grade 12 Education.
- Graduate of a recognized Health Information Management Program or successful completion of a recognized medical terminology course PLUS six months' experience in a Medical Records department preferred.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
- Accurate typing, 40 words per minute in a hospital typing test.
- Ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and make effective decisions.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication in the English language.
- Working knowledge of the electronic health record an asset.
- Working knowledge of the Personal Health Information Act.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.