Medical Archivists
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Job description
These individuals manage information contained in health records of health and social services users. They update biopsychosocial files. They classify, code, analyze, and interpret healthcare data. They ensure the protection of the public by limiting access to records to authorized persons, according to the legal framework in force. They work for:
- Medical clinics
- Hospital centres
- Local Community Service Centres (CLSCs)
- Consulting firms
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- File and store medical documents.
- Compile medical, social, and administrative statistics for research purposes.
- Compile data from specialized registries (tumours, trauma, etc.)
- Manage clinical information systems and databases by helping to implement and update programs.
- Guarantee the security and confidentiality of medical data by limiting access to information to authorized persons.
Advancement and mobility
- Additional training and experience can lead to supervisory or managerial positions.
Training and requirements
Formation
Bachelor’s degree or diploma of college studies
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Science
- Operation analysis
- Coordination
- Operations and control
- Technological design
- Systems evaluation
- System analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Social perception
- Service oriented
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Information organization
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Written expression
- Information processing speed
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Selective attention
- Speech recognition
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Memorization
- Manual dexterity
- Hearing sensitivity
- Hand-arm stability
- Deductive reasoning
- Colour perception and distinction
- Basic numeracy
- Time sharing
- Wrist-finger speed
- Awareness of issues
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Capacity to be discrete
- Respect standards and regulations
- Capacity for synthesis
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of biology
- Knowledge of office work
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Health information management occupations (CNP 12111)
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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