Illinois Department of Human Services Hiring for Health Information Technician at Joliet, IL Full Time

Salary: $3,857 – $5,430/Month

Job Type: Salaried Full Time

Work Hours: 8:30 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday

Work Location: Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center 2848 McDonough St Joliet, IL 60436-1050

County: Will

Under general direction of the Health Information Administrator, serves as a specially trained and skilled technical assistant to the Health Information Administrator; prepares specialized reports; evaluates health information records; assures compliance with accrediting and regulatory agency standards; functions as an audit specialist; measures data accuracy; represents the organization in matters regarding health care records in court actions; participates in assigned facility committees and provides training to staff on department and facility policy and procedures pertaining to health information.

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as a specially trained and skilled technical assistant to the Health Information Administrator.

• Applies coding and classification to diseases and verifies reliability of coded information.

• Represents the organization in matters regarding health care records in court actions.

• Utilizing a personal computer, software, hardware, and agency mainframe applications, produces special reports, charts, forms, and graphs for summaries and displays of health information records.

• Serves as a liaison to Mental Health (MH) staff and managers for unresolved medical record related discrepancies, delinquencies, and non-compliant records.

• Monitors existing health information services system procedures.

• Participates in assigned facility committees and provides training to staff on department and facility policy and procedures pertaining to health information.

• 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 two years of college.

• Requires one year of experience in health information records procedures.

• Requires accreditation as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.

• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.

• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. On January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act made it legal for residents over the age of 21 to produce, consume and sell cannabis in Illinois. Please note that although the law has changed, the Department will continue to enforce the Department’s zero tolerance Drug Testing policy. The use of unauthorized drugs, including cannabis, by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $3,857.00 – $5,430.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• health information records procedures: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) (Preferred)
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (Preferred)

Work Location: One location