Senior Medical Classification Specialist

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How to apply via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS):
You MUST complete the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application provided under this selection process. You must clearly demonstrate in these SCREENING QUESTIONS how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE listed in the essential qualifications. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application.
Write one or more paragraphs demonstrating how you meet each of these qualifications.

Please be sure to provide COMPREHENSIVE examples. Please demonstrate how you meet the education criterion by including the name of the degree and the post-secondary institution you graduated from (as applicable). A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate).

Resumes will not be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient details concerning the EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE essential qualifications in the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application will result in your elimination from the process. If applicable, in your application, please demonstrate with examples how you meet the asset qualifications. The asset qualifications are desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Duties

Review, synthesize and disseminate standards and medical classification rules as directed by the Canadian Council of Cancer Registries (CCCR) to document and communicate Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) requirements to data providers and Statistics Canada.

Identify, document and communicate changes in CCR data elements to inform and support the collection, processing and analysis of the CCR by the Cancer Statistics Section at Statistics Canada.

Provide subject matter expertise and support to foster accurate and consistent use of CCR content for data providers, internal and external data users and stakeholders.

Participate in committee work, as required, as a representative of Statistics Canada.

Participate in special projects, as required, to provide subject matter expertise and support, and/or lead special subject matter projects on behalf of the Cancer Statistics Section at Statistics Canada.
 

Work environment

Are you looking to expand your skills as a health information management professional and gain experience with advancing a large project? Make your contribution to a multi-disciplinary team producing statistics on national cancer data.

Under the direction of the subject matter and data production manager, you will be an integral team member contributing to the redesign of the staging dataset for the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR). You will gain experience with coding and classification of cancer data, revision of standards, as well as development of edits. You will also have the opportunity to network with external contacts and stakeholders in support of committee work for the Canadian Council of Cancer Registries.

Why join Statistics Canada? Statistics Canada was a winner of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers Award for 2018 and is one of the Canada’s Top Employers for Young Professionals. Employees are proud to work at Statistics Canada, a reputable statistical agency recognized worldwide for maintaining high quality data and information for Canadians.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff 1 position on a 1 year temporary basis. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions with various linguistic profiles, tenures or security clearance options within Statistics Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:

Graduation with a diploma in Health Information Management, or Health Record Administration or acceptable* combination of experience, education, and/or training.

* acceptable combination is defined as a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a cancer registry, cancer centre or hospital or health-related organization and successful completion of a certificate in Cancer Registry Management or Cancer Information Management from a National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)-accredited program.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

Recent*experience coding, abstracting or analyzing information obtained from medical records or health databases in a hospital or health-related organization or cancer registry or cancer center.

*Recent is defined as having performed the duties within the last three (3) years

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Education:

• Completion of a certificate in Cancer Registry Management or Cancer Information Management from a National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)-accredited program

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:

• Membership in good standing as an active certified Health Information Management professional (CHIM) with the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)
• Membership in good standing as a Certified Tumour Registrar (CTR) with the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)

Experience:

• Experience working with internal or external partners or stakeholders on committees or working groups
• Experience planning, organizing and managing projects

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of cancer registry management
• Knowledge of healthcare information standards
• Knowledge of cancer staging (Collaborative Stage Data Collection System, AJCC TNM or UICC TNM)

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English or French

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:

Knowledge of health coding classifications; the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Problems (ICD) or the International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-O-3)

Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personal Suitability:

Attention to detail
Effective interpersonal skills
Reliability
Judgment
Initiative

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Only on-line applications will be accepted. During the application process you will be asked to respond to a series of questions. Please note that the application process consists of several steps to complete; therefore, please ensure to provide yourself with a sufficient amount of time to complete and submit your application. Incomplete applications will not be given further consideration in this selection process.

All correspondence will be done through e-mail. Candidates must provide a valid e-mail address and it is their responsibility to notify us of any changes.

The asset qualifications may be used at any point in the process.

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

You will be asked to provide proof of your educational credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language(s) of their choice.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.