Trauma Registry Coordinator - Trauma Program

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Req ID: 156349
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: TRMA Trauma Program
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-May-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 an 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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
As a member of the Trauma Nova Scotia team, the Trauma Registry Coordinator is responsible for comprehensive information on injury in the province, by continuous development and improvement of the Nova Scotia Trauma Registry (NSTR). The Trauma Registry Coordinator ensures quality, consistent and timely trauma data abstraction and information to support research, program planning & evaluation, benchmarking, performance indicators, injury prevention initiatives, and public policy advocacy. The Trauma Registry Coordinator participates in leadership roles at the national, provincial and local trauma data related committees, associations and advisory councils.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Registration with the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)
• A skills test may be administered as part of the selection process for this position
• Experience with data collection, coding, and patient record abstracting
• Three years related experience required
• Grade XII plus 2 year program in Health Information Management or equivalent required
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to work independently
• Experience with query and report writing as well as graphic presentation of data for publication
• Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset
• Demonstrated self-starter and problem solver
• Knowledge of injury, trauma care, and trauma systems
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Word, Excel and Intranet
• Experience with database management, including installation of software, file management, and data quality

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

• Permanent Full-time (100%); 75 hours bi-weekly.

Compensation and Incentives
$28.17 - $31.92 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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