Health Information Management Technician 1 (NY HELPS), Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, P27911

A Health Information Management Technician 1 duties 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 lower-level clerical and 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 as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).

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.