Assistant Head, Medical Records

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh. 

With 896 beds (inclusive of 170 day beds), the most high acuity tertiary-care centre in the entire Arabian Peninsula. Built in 1979, it is constantly expanding and updating its facilities and services. Has the latest in technology and treatment methods.

Specializes in treatment of, and research in, cardiology, oncology, organ transplant, and genetic diseases.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The capital city, population 3.5 million and expanding into the surrounding desert at a rapid pace. Has extravagantly fanciful buildings, malls, and towers. 

The social life for Westerners is enriched by events at the foreign embassies in the city. After people acclimatize to the heat, they play sports: golf, tennis, hockey, soccer, sand-board.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, population 24 million, with mountains and the Red Sea on the west coast, the Arabian Gulf on the east coast, and the Empty Quarter in the middle.

Mecca and Medina, the two most holy cities in Islam, are located north of Jeddah. Majority religion is Sunni Islam. Common recreational activities pursued by Westerners: desert camping, swimming and diving in the Red Sea, running, tennis, hiking in the mountains.

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Employer: King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Department of Medical Records at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is one of four divisions within Patient Services. (The other three are: Registration & Appointment Services, Social Services, and Case Management.)

Current innovations in the department include: 3M software coding to make the coding of diseases easier and more accurate; upgrading to ICD10; the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); and implementation of CBAY-FLO.

Reporting to the Head of Medical Records, the Assistant Head of Medical Records is responsible for assisting in the direction and administration of the department.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree in Medical Records Technology or Health Information Management
  • Current registration with the American Medical Records Association, or equivalent
  • Minimum of six years experience, including at least two years in a supervisory/management position, in the Medical Records Department of a large, acute-care, teaching hospital

Benefits:

  • Tax-free income
  • Married-status contract
  • Accommodations provided
  • Relocation allowance
  • More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation

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