MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIAN III - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - OAHU

About the role

This position involves independently performing various medical record activities, directing a medical record department, and other related duties.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes patient records for internal consistency and ensures necessary actions by hospital personnel.
• Checks for completeness and accuracy of forms and factual data.
• Directs operations of a medical record department.
• Analyzes medical data from clinical records.
• Compiles statistical reports.
• Deals tactfully and effectively with others.
• Prepares reports.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization To Work: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in medical record science or health information administration from a CAHIIM-accredited college or university, or a Certificate in medical record science or health information administration from an approved school, plus one of the following:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university, including 12 hours in biological sciences and 6 hours in mathematics.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• One-year training and internship program for health information administrators from an approved school, plus a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• A Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Certificate awarded after qualifying on the national registration examination given by AHIMA.
• Experience: At least one year of progressively responsible professional medical record library work experience, or relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in medical record science or health information administration from a CAHIIM-accredited college or university, or a Certificate in medical record science or health information administration from an approved school, plus one of the following:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 60 semester hours from an accredited college or university, including 12 hours in biological sciences and 6 hours in mathematics.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• One-year training and internship program for health information administrators from an approved school, plus a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• A Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Certificate awarded after qualifying on the national registration examination given by AHIMA.
• Experience: At least one year of progressively responsible professional medical record library work experience, or relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.

Skills

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; 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; prepare reports.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

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

Schedule

Not specified.