Health Information Processor 1 - 3

Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Health Information Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish).

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOYEE

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Health Information Processor 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Review your application to be sure all work experience is listed to qualify you at the highest possible level!

An attached resume willnotreplace a completed application;failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for8500-Office Support Examin order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.

Applicantswithoutcurrent test scores can apply to take the test here.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For information about this job posting contact:

Yevette McArthur

LDH - ELMHS Human Resouces

Jackson, LA. 70748

225-634-0259

[email protected]

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform activities related to the storage and retrieval of primary and secondary health care records.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Close from a Health Information Processor Supervisor or higher level health information staff member.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Health Care Authority/Acute Care Hospitals; Louisiana State University Medical Centers; Department of Veteran's Affairs and Department of Corrections.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from a Health Information Processor 2 by the performance of entry level tasks.

Examples of Work

Reviews, classifies, and maintains health care records by updating patient files, filing, compiling statistics, and identifying and correcting record errors on reports.

Maintains case abstracts in computerized records system and enters changes in patient file data.

Retrieves patient records upon request and maintains sign-out file for records removed from department.

Input data into computerized health information system.