Health Information Management Technician 2, (NY HELPS), Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center, P27351

Health Information Management Technician 2

As a Health Information Management Technician 2 at Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center, you will work under the direction of a Health Information Management Administrator to supervise Health Information Management Technicians 1 and clerical support staff engaged in health information management activities.

Duties will include:

• Ensuring the accuracy of clinical progress notes, laboratory reports, and treatment records.
• Reviewing facility staff medical and clinical services documentation for Medicaid funding.
• Transcribing and coding medical, clinical, and mental health services.
• Maintaining databases for tracking health information disclosures.
• Providing technical assistance and support to facility and clinical staff on health information management requirements.
• Conducting audits for utilization review activities and reporting deficiencies to the Utilization Review Committee.
• Implementing corrective actions as determined by internal and external audit findings.
• May supervise Health Information Management Technicians 1 and other support staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (HELPS) program if they have a current certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or current certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician and have one year of full-time professional (post-RHIT) health information management experience.

OR

Candidates can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Health Information Management Technician 2 eligible list.

OR

Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.

This position is eligible for a Down State adjustment of $4,000.