Organizes, reviews, manages, and analyzes health records to ensure completeness, accuracy, security, accessibility, and compliance with accreditation and legal requirements across paper, hybrid, and electronic health records.
- Ensures required components are present, complete, and accurate, including clinical progress notes, laboratory reports, and treatment records; notifies appropriate staff of discrepancies.
- Collects, reviews, and processes facility staff medical and clinical services documentation for Medicaid funding.
- Transcribes and codes medical, clinical, and mental health services, diseases, procedures, therapy treatments, and diagnoses in accordance with national classification systems.
- Corresponds with individuals and entities regarding health record information.
- Enters and maintains databases for tracking health information disclosures and generates reports to ensure timely completion of requests.
- Applies legal and regulatory policies for access and disclosure of Protected Health Information, and tracks, reports, and investigates privacy issues and breaches.
- Provides technical assistance, training, support, and guidance to facility and clinical staff on health information management requirements, including diagnostic and procedural coding.
- Advises clinical staff on health records policy and procedures and instructs treatment staff in proper methods of entering data into health records.
- Prepares, retrieves, and participates in data collection and presentation for clinical and administrative review.
- Conducts audits for utilization review activities and refers deficiencies to the Utilization Review Committee for further investigation.
- Implements corrective actions based on internal and external audit findings.
Requirements & Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- Current certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
Transfer eligibility
- One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and eligibility for lateral transfer; or eligibility to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law.
- Transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.
Additional notes
- This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
- Candidates hired under NY HELPS may be appointed non-competitively and must meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
- Employees must maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
- A background check or additional credentials may be required.
Benefits & Perks
Benefits and perks
- Health care coverage for employees and eligible dependents
- Family dental and vision plans at no extra cost
- Paid holidays, vacation leave, personal leave, and sick leave
- Paid parental leave up to 12 weeks
- Retirement plan through the NYS Employees' Retirement System
- Training programs and tuition assistance
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life insurance and disability insurance
- Voluntary pre-tax savings programs
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for qualified state employees
Location
New York, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Entry Level
Salary Range
$50,844 - $65,061
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
3 weeks ago