Health Information Specialist

Announcement Number 26-04

SALARY

· Range 65 ($33,885.60 - $56,726.40)

· Salary will be commensurate with experience. Limitations apply to current State employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited program by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) or an equivalent form of certification from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

OR

• High School Diploma or GED equivalency with experience (24 months or more) in Health Information Management.

KIND OF WORK

• Serves as the first point of contact for the health information department.
• Reviews patient records for timeliness, completeness, and accuracy.
• Enters patient information into the electronic health record system.
• Organizes and updates information in clinical databases or registries.
• Records data for collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and reports.
• Responds to records requests.
• Validates authorizations and other legal requests.
• Analyzes existing records and recording procedures to improve processes.
• Provides administrative support to other staff in the health information management department.
• Coordinates the work of clerical staff working in the department.

BENEFITS

· 13 paid holidays.

· 1 personal leave day accrued each January.

· 13 sick leave days.

· 13 annual leave days accrued in the first year of employment.

· Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of employment.

· Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.

· Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.

After 1 year, the minimum amount of the pre-retirement death benefit paid to your designated beneficiary is at least equal to your current or previous fiscal year annual salary.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person