Doc Dixon Cc Health Information Administrator

State of Illinois•Dixon, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dixon Correctional Center is seeking a professional to oversee the facility’s health information services program. The position is a working supervisor role and includes complex work involving the abstraction, analysis, and interpretation of health information records for summaries, special reports, and research projects. The administrator provides consultation and assistance to medical and clinical staff in evaluating patient care quality and developing evaluation criteria and methods, and chairs the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee. The position is based at Dixon Correctional Center in Dixon, Illinois, and is fully in office. Work hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off. The position is full-time and salaried, with an anticipated starting salary of $5,556 per month and a full salary range of $5,556 to $7,819 per month.

Requirements

One of the following qualification paths is required: knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four years of college and American Health Information Management Association Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification, plus one year of professional experience in a health information records facility; or knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four years of high school, completion of an approved medical records training program, American Health Information Management Association Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification, and five years of progressively responsible experience as an RHIT in management of a medical program.
Ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
Ability to pass a drug screen; unauthorized drug use by employees is prohibited.
Ability to utilize digital technology, tools, platforms, and processes in managing and supporting departmental digital enhancements and transformation efforts.
Abide by employer vaccine and other medical standards.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of professional health information management experience involving hospital practices and departmental codes and familiarity with the rules and regulations of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Health Care Financing Administration, and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
At least three years of professional experience in health information records maintenance.
Extensive knowledge of medical, anatomical, psychological, and psychiatric terminology.
At least two years of professional experience working with federal and state statutes regarding confidentiality and releases of information.
At least two years of professional experience working with medical jurisprudence and state laws governing use of health information records in court actions.
At least two years of professional experience working with a Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
At least three years of experience abstracting, analyzing, and interpreting health information records.

Responsibilities

Manage the facility’s overall health information services program.
Serve as a working supervisor.
Supervise and participate in complex abstraction, analysis, and interpretation of health information records for summaries, special reports, and research projects.
Provide professional health information services consultation and assistance to medical and clinical staff in evaluating patient care quality and developing evaluation criteria and methods.
Serve as chairperson of the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee.
Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.