Position Details
Job Number:
JR01579
Department:
Coding and Health Information
Job Type:
Regular, Full time
Work Environment:
Hybrid
Contract Duration: (If applicable)
0 months
Number of Positions:
1
Hourly Rate (Min / Max):
$47.4658 - $55.026
Schedule
Work Days:
Monday to Friday
Time of Day:
Days
Shift:
Hours - 7.5
Shift Start: (If applicable)
Reason for Posting:
Posting is for a role with an existing vacancy
Application Dates
Opening Date:
2026-08-18
Closing Date:
2026-08-25
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership, Education, and Operational Oversight
- Provide day-to-day leadership, oversight, training, and support to Clinical Coding Specialists.
- Monitor coding productivity, quality metrics, workflow management, and reporting deadlines.
- Provide guidance on CIHI coding standards, DAD and NACRS abstracting requirements, Ministry directives, and organizational policies.
- Lead data quality initiatives, analyze audit findings and develop communication and improvement strategies to address knowledge gaps and coding trends.
- Act as a subject matter expert for coding inquiries and complex case reviews.
- Educate staff on case mix methodologies, CMG/HIG weighting, Quality Based Procedures (QBP), and funding implications.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, coaching, and performance management activities.
Clinical Documentation Improvement and Funding Optimization
- Lead clinical documentation improvement initiatives that enhance coding accuracy, reporting quality, and funding outcomes.
- Partner with physicians, clinicians, operational leaders, and Digital Solutions teams to improve documentation practices.
- Identify documentation gaps, risk areas, and trends that impact coding completeness and case mix reporting.
- Develop, maintain, and improve data quality standards, audit processes, data dictionaries, documentation guidelines, and reporting controls.
Reporting, Analytics, and Regulatory Compliance
- Manage timely and accurate submission of DAD, NACRS, ERNI, opioid reporting, and other mandatory provincial and national reporting requirements.
- Monitor compliance with submission schedules and regulatory deadlines.
- Analyze coded clinical data to support funding, quality improvement, operational planning, utilization management, and organizational decision-making.
Qualifications
- Graduate of a recognized Health Information Management diploma program.
- Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or related discipline preferred.
- Active certified member in good standing with the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).
- Additional certifications related to health information management, healthcare analytics, or clinical documentation improvement considered an asset.
Experience
- Minimum three-to-five (3-5) years of current DAD and NACRS coding and abstracting experience.
- Minimum three (3) years of experience with CIHI data submissions and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CA/CCI classifications, DAD and NACRS Abstracting Manuals, Canadian Coding Standards, Ministry directives and funding methodologies.
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