Health Information Coder & Abstractor — Pension & Growth

The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Defined Benefit Pension (DBP)

Job summary

The Ottawa Hospital is seeking a Health Information Management professional to join our coding and abstracting team. You will contribute to accurate coding and data abstraction across Emergency and Day Surgery, ensuring compliance with CIHI standards and hospital policies.

Ideal candidates hold a Health Information Management Diploma recognised by CCHIM, are CHIMA members in good standing, and bring at least one year of related experience, with strong data entry and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Health Information Management Diploma Program recognized by the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CCHIM) at a certificant level
• Member in good standing with CHIMA maintained through ongoing CPE credits
• Minimum of one year of previous related experience
• Thorough knowledge of health information flow within a health care organization

Responsibilities

• Code and abstract health information for Emergency and Day Surgery
• Maintain accuracy and timely data entry with attention to detail

Skills

Communication

Data entry

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

HIM Diploma (CCHIM certificant level)

Tools

Med2020

3M Abstracting

Registration systems

3M Code Finder

Job description

The Ottawa Hospital is seeking a Health Information Management professional to join our coding and abstracting team. You will contribute to accurate coding and data abstraction across Emergency and Day Surgery, ensuring compliance with CIHI standards and hospital policies.

Ideal candidates hold a Health Information Management Diploma recognised by CCHIM, are CHIMA members in good standing, and bring at least one year of related experience, with strong data entry and communication skills.