Job Details

Division: Within the Health Information Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA
The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long term psychiatric are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana
ELMHS is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and positive individual to join our team as a Health Information Coordinator!
One year of experience in administrative services; OR
One year of training in or completion of a business or clerical-related curriculum from a business school or technical institute.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the required general experience.The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties:
* Transcribe competency evaluations, integrated summaries, status letter to the court, physician progress notes, psychiatric evaluations, discharge summaries, neurological, psychosocial and pass/excursion letters from Olympus as dictated by physicians and social workers.
* Enters patient information into Patient Information Program (PIP) Transcription Microsoft Access Database, which consists of various components.
* Assembles data from various sources, transcribe from dictation, typed from draft, etc (i.e. court letters, six-month status letters, 90-day review, Physician's report to court, etc.
* Participate in educational trainings that are mandatory for accreditation and licensure of the facility.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: The position may be filled as a 4 year Job Appointment.
Compensation: This position has a Minimum Hire Rate: $1,200.80 bi-weekly/ $15.01 hourly.
Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Health Information Coordinator 1, 2, or 3 depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. 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.
* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Candice Burkes
ELMHS/Human Resources Department
...@LA.GOV
225-###-####
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