Health Info Coordinator

The Department of Corrections is seeking to fill a Health Info Coordinator 1 located in Carson City. The Health Information Coordinator will coordinate the systematic storage, maintenance, retrieval, retention, and release of information for agency inmates. Incumbents prepare reports by researching various sources, ascertaining accuracy of information, compiling statistics, and summarizing findings. They will also participate in committees which develop, interpret, and disseminate health information policies and procedures;

prepare and maintain medical and/or clinical records; create new records; file documents; and purge records. Incumbents control access to records and authorize release of information; prepare and maintain summaries, indexes, and registers to inmate medical/clinical records; prepare monthly inmate transportation schedules; and coordinate medical appointments with agency Transportation division. Typical work hours for this role are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Extended hours may be required on short notice in case of emergencies.

Positions allocated to this series have primary responsibility for coordinating the systematic storage, maintenance, retrieval, retention and release of health information for a comprehensive medical/clinical records system in compliance with applicable standards and licensing requirements, regulations, policies and procedures. Incumbents work in environments such as psychiatric outpatient clinics or inpatient hospitals, facilities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, student health clinics, a high security mental health facility, or a prison facility in a clinic, medical infirmary and/or mental health unit for the treatment of the medically and/or mentally ill offenders.

Graduation from high school or equivalent, one semester-length course in basic medical terminology and two years of experience in the medical records department of an inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, mental health clinic, large multi-specialty medical practice, facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or free standing clinic which included initiating and maintaining medical/clinical records; releasing information in accordance with established laws, rules and regulations;

maintaining confidentiality; and working with staff, patients and the general public; OR one year of experience as a Health Information Coordinator Trainee in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Serve as liaison between the facility and survey teams from regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies by providing requested information and ease-of-access to medical records.

• Prepare reports by researching various sources, ascertaining accuracy of information, compiling statistics, and summarizing findings in order to display health care data for administration, medical staff, and licensing, regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Participate in facility committees which develop, interpret and disseminate health information policies and procedures including determining the content of medical records, developing new forms, quality improvement activities, and other projects as assigned.
• Prepare and maintain medical/clinical records according to facility standards and accepted filing methods and procedures; create new records; file documents in appropriate sections; thin and purge records according to established facility policies and procedures; archive records of patients no longer receiving services; provide technical assistance and training to facility staff regarding records maintenance practices.
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