Clinical Coding Specialist – ICD-10 Data Quality

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 47,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is hiring a Health Information Management Professional I, Clinical Coding Specialist, to review patient records and assign ICD-10-CA/CCI codes in line with CIHI rules and provincial directives.

You will support data quality initiatives, run reports, and safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of coded data while meeting deadlines in a dynamic Alberta setting. Location is negotiable within the province.

Qualifications

• Completion of a diploma from an accredited Health Information Management (HIM) program.
• Active or eligible for registration with the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).
• Knowledge of current Canadian Coding Standards and Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and NACRS Abstracting Manuals for the collection of diagnoses, interventions and data elements.

Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation and apply diagnoses, interventions and coding conventions to ensure accuracy of coded data.
• Identify issues related to patient encounters, clinical documentation, coding and abstracting and escalate guidance as needed.
• Run and reconcile various reports and maintain data quality and confidentiality.

Skills

ICD coding

Attention to detail

Data quality

MS Office

Communication

Education

Diploma in Health Information Management

CHIMA registration eligible

Tools

EPIC Connect Care

3M HDM

Job description

Alberta Health Services is hiring a Health Information Management Professional I, Clinical Coding Specialist, to review patient records and assign ICD-10-CA/CCI codes in line with CIHI rules and provincial directives.

You will support data quality initiatives, run reports, and safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of coded data while meeting deadlines in a dynamic Alberta setting. Location is negotiable within the province.