Health Information Management Administrator 1

Tupper Lake, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2024
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:

1. Must be a current New York State employee eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, with one year of permanent competitive service as a Health Information Management Technician 2, SG-15. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades,
OR
2. Be reachable on the current New York State Civil Service eligible list (#20259) for this title.

Minimum qualifications for the continuous recruitment exam title, Health Information Management Administrator 1 are as follows:

A. Candidates must currently be certified by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), OR
B. Be currently certified by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) AND have two years of full-time professional (post RHIT) health information management experience.*

  • Professional health information management experience must include: reviewing medical records with physicians, coding and indexing diseases and operative procedures, compiling statistics required for hospital service analysis, and responsibility for all technical aspects of the implementation of a facility health information management program.

OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Duties Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
As a Health Information Management Administrator 1, you would manage the day-to-day operations of a medical records program; plan, implement, and maintain systems for acquiring and preserving individuals medical records; supervise and train subordinate staff in facility medical records and health information management departments; and participate in the maintenance and updates of computer applications for medical records information.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provide coverage of supervision of the HIM department in the absence of the HIMA3
  • Run and report the daily census as needed
  • Become a TABS coordinator (will train)
  • Process and complete requests for information
  • Maintain, sort, and organize all documents/charts/electronic records that come into the department from (five) county offices.
  • Sort, organize, assemble, label, and file all records of excess discharge and death from Outpatient, SOIRA’s, Family Care, and Campus.
  • Electronic Health Record (EHR) tasks such as record deletions and corrections, portal access, and querying the EHR for documentation requests.
  • Read through and retrieve critical documentation from historical files to aid in physician/nurse/clinician requests for previous medical/medication history and for continued care and treatment.
  • Gather and assemble records for court hearings, transport records to court, and when requested, produce in court documentation for the hearing. At the end of the hearing, transport records back to Surmount and return all gathered records to appropriate departments.
  • Ability to travel, as needed, to various locations throughout New York state for court hearings, audits, and special projects.
  • Complete special projects and audits as needed/assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments
Please note:
  • For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
  • Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
  • All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
  • OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
  • Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Division of Administration Central Office at (518) 486-7222 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
  • Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program:
  • For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice

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