Health Information Management Administrator 1 (NY HELPS), Central New York Psychiatric Center, P27976

Under the supervision of a Health Information Management Administrator 3, The HIM Administrator 1’s specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as the Health Information Management liaison to CNYPC for assigned satellite and mental health units in correctional settings for all regions of NY
• Required to travel to all Corrections-Based Units (CBO) to conduct and complete accurate record reviews of OMH records
• Prepares record review reports for assigned satellite and mental health units and disseminates them to Administration for appropriate follow up
• Provides training and guidance to clerical staff and new HIM staff in the satellite and mental health units
• Educates unit staff on documentation requirements, confidentiality, record maintenance, MHARS training, CNET training, FPMS, REMS training and Joint Commission Standards
• Assists in preparing units for Joint Commission accreditation through record review, providing environmental suicide risk assessments and leading tracers
• Will assist outside entities such as the Joint Commission, The Justice Center, etc. with collection of documentation for reviews.
• Analyzes and evaluates active records for accuracy, completeness, and continuity
• Monitoring of electronic system data accuracy and completion of error corrections, such as MHARS voids, C# merges, update/add social security numbers, unconfirmed reports, etc.
• Assist all staff in corrections-based units with questions on policies and procedures
• Assist Outpatient HIM Director with updating policies and procedures for CBO
• Reviews purged records for completeness
• Assists staff at satellite units in preparing and completing terminated record reviews
• Assists all CBO satellite units in completing release of information requests
• Assists/prepares OMH records for archive pickups twice a year

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

Candidates can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Health Information Management Administrator 1 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.