HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATOR

Health Information Administrator

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The Division of Developmental Disabilities it seeking to hire a Health Information Administrator for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois to provide professional direction of the overall health information services program to include planning, organizing, and supervising the preparation and maintenance of medical, clinical, and statistical records and reports. Essential Functions In accordance with state and federal laws, accrediting and regulatory agencies and facility rules and regulations, manages the overall direction and supervision of the health information operations. Serves as a working supervisor. Monitors daily admissions and discharges, analysis, transcription, coding, and reimbursement services. Maintains and updates medical records' forms. Verifies staff responds to all correspondence requests within the required time frames and verifies patient confidentiality and privacy standards are followed. Provides communication and support to administration regarding the health information services program and serves on appointed committees. Conducts assistance and in-service training to the facility for new revised health information standards, HIPAA privacy revisions, or new HIM technology. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college, a certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and one (1) year of professional experience in a health information records facility; OR, Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of high school, completion of an approved medical records training program plus certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as an RHIT in management of a medical records program.

Conditions of Employment Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch

Headquarter Location: 114 N Orchard Dr, Park Forest, Illinois, 60466 Division of Developmental Disabilities Ludeman Developmental Center Medical Records Work County: Cook

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