Medical Record Librarian Iii - Correctional Facilities - Oahu Job ‘Ewa Gentry Hawaii USA,Healthcare

Position: MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIAN III - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - OAHU
Location: ‘Ewa Gentry

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number: 24-0235

Salary: $5,107 to $6,221 per month (SR-20, Step D to I).

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Job Responsibilities

Independently performs the full range of professional medical record activities that involve reviewing and analyzing patient records for internal consistency and to ensure that all necessary action has been taken by hospital personnel, in addition to checking for completeness and accuracy of forms and factual data; directs the medical record department of a hospital or allied medical care facility; and performs other related duties as assigned.

This position requires knowledge of principles and practices of medical record library science; fundamentals of medical science; fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; pertinent federal, state and local medical record requirements and laws affecting medical care activities; general hospital procedures, medical ethics and customs; uses and limitations of primary and secondary records, indexes and classification systems; and the ability to direct the operations of a medical record department;

apply principles and practices of medical record library science; analyze medical data from clinical records; compile statistical reports; deal tactfully and effectively with others; and prepare reports.

Legal Authorization to Work

State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the state government to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Education Requirements

A bachelor's degree in medical record science or health information administration from a college or university accredited by CAHIIM.
A Certificate in medical record science or health information administration from an approved school for health information administrators (usually 12 months), AND one of the following:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university of which 12 hours must have been in biological sciences and 6 hours must have been in mathematics.
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Successful completion of a one-year training and internship program for health information administrators from an approved school, AND possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Possession of an RHIA Certificate awarded after qualifying on the national registration examination given by AHIMA.
Any combination of a total of five years of college/university-level education, training and progressively responsible health information administration experience that establishes the applicant possesses basic knowledge and understanding of theories, principles, techniques, practices, terminology, and expressions of professional medical health information administration, knowledge of the fundamentals of medical science, human anatomy and physiology, and other essential knowledge and abilities.

Additional Experience Requirements

If the applicant qualifies on the basis of a college/university-level education, they must have had at least one year of health information administration experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to that of a Medical Record Technician (Health Information Technician) VI or higher level in the State service.

If the applicant qualifies on the basis of experience alone with no college/university-level education or training, they must have had at least two years of health information administration experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to that of a Medical Record Technician (Health Information Technician) VI or higher in State service.

Applicants may qualify under any equivalent combination of the requirements shown in items 1 and 2.

For evaluating education, a full year of study is defined as a minimum of 30 semester credit hours (or equivalent). Specialized training, e.g., training at a school for health information technicians or through in‑house courses, will be allowed appropriate credit depending upon its applicability and extent.

Specialized Experience

One (1) year of progressively responsible professional medical record library work experience.

PREA Requirement

As required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), Federal law states that an agency shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates and who:

Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution.
Has been convicted of sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.
Has been civilly or…