Data Integrity Officer – Health Information Services

Job title: Data Integrity Officer – Health Information Services

Job description: ​Req ID: 167574

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance – QEII

Department: IMIT HIS Data Quality CNS

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)

Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position

Posting Closing Date: 5-Dec-23

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Under the direction of the HIS IM/IT Business Operations Manager, the Data Integrity Officer (DIO) is responsible for the monitoring and auditing of the patient information collected during the registration/admission process. The Data Integrity Officer is also responsible for auditing, investigating, and correcting errors reported by stakeholders internal and external to HIS. The Data Integrity Officer is also responsible generating reports and the compiling statistics related to compliance with data standards, communicating findings of audits directly to the Managers of clinical areas and HIS, and performing follow-up audits if required. Based on the results of audits, the Data Integrity Officer develops and provides continuous learning opportunities for registration/admitting staff. The Data Integrity Officer is a resource on registration and admitting processes for NSHA staff working within these functional areas. The Data Integrity Officer actively solicits feedback and maintains collaborative relationships with customers.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade XII plus graduation from an approved Health Information Management Program or one year secretarial or office administration course
• Minimum two years experience using hospital admission, discharge, and transfer system
• Medical Terminology preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Health/Canadian Institute of Health Information requirements an asset
• Proficiency of computer applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Power Point)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Qualified applicants may be required to prepare a presentation and complete a skills test as part of the selection process.

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Two (2) Permanent Full-time Positions; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights and weekends

Compensation and Incentives

$20.97 – $23.83 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

​This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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