HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN

Job Description:

HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN

Description

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER

b1417D

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

WHEN TO APPLY

The application filing period will begin on June 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

About this position:

Health Information Technicians focus on coding accuracy, give technical direction, and ensure compliance with regulations.
What you will do:
Under the general supervision of a higher-level supervisor, Health Information Technicians collect and code health information for reimbursement, statistics, and mandatory reporting for a County hospital, clinic, or complex care facility.
Check out our outstanding benefits!
The County of Los Angeles offers an excellent benefits package that includes a Cafeteria Benefit Plan, Contributory Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, Deferred Compensation & Thrift Plans, and 13 paid Holidays. Click here to see a list of employee benefits.

Essential Job Functions

• Analyzes client data within the electronic health record system, consults with mental health service providers in order to clarify findings, and takes necessary steps to merge duplicate client records and correct documentation errors.
• Provides technical direction and support to mental health service providers on correcting data errors within the electronic health record system, and to other health information personnel on the merge process, and instructs other administrative divisions on system modifications needed to prevent errors in data and ensure data integrity within the electronic health record system.
• Processes and provides direction on the disclosure of confidential client record requests such as from subpoenas consistent with State and federal regulations including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
• Prepares medical record purge reports for all Departmental directly-operated programs, and processes program requests for purging and archiving client charts.
• Provides guidance on filing of health information into the client record and on validating the identity of requesting parties.
• Assembles and analyzes health information for completeness, consistency, and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, other State and federal laws and regulations, and Departmental policies and procedures, assuring that all relevant documentation is included.
• Provides guidance and direction to clerical staff and other health information personnel engaged in reviewing health information for completeness, consistency and compliance with laws and departmental regulations.

Requirements

How do I qualify:
Option I: Must be Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)* or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)* by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) -AND- Two years of full-time experience** managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information.
Option II: Certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)* by AHIMA -AND- One year of full-time experience** managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information.

** Experience is evaluated on the basis of a verifiable 40-hour workweek. Work performed part-time will not be prorated.

Physical Expectations:
PHYSICAL CLASS 2- This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
* In order to receive credit for the required CCS, RHIT or RHIA certification MUST be submitted at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Please submit documentation to exams @dmh.lacounty.gov . We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or send to the examinations unit at their email address. FAILURETO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING REJECTED.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience working in a Release of Information (ROI) department, contributing to efficient and compliant health information disclosure practices.
  
• Demonstrated participation in Health Information Management projects.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, with the ability to create and manage reports, presentations, and data analyses effectively.
  

Additional Information

Our Assessment Process:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of education, experience, and desirable qualifications based upon application and supplemental questionnaire information weighted 100%. Additional credit will be given for desirable qualifications. In order to be placed on the eligible register, achieving a passing score of 70% or higher is required.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Past and present mental health clients, parents, and family members are encouraged to apply.
VACANCY INFORMATION
The eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies within the Department of Mental Health.

AVAILABLE SHIFT
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends or holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application AND Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application and Supplemental Questionnaire. We must receive your application on the last day of filing. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload documents (e.g., certificate, Resume, etc.) as attachment(s) during application submission or send by email to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate Health Information Technician, on the subject line when sending required documents by email.

The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Your online application must show complete license, education and work experience information necessary to evaluate your qualifications. License information section must show
title of license, license number, original date of issue, and expiration date. Work experience section must include job title, employer name and address, name of work area/facility, actual payroll title held and not the working and/or functional titles, from/to dates of employment including month, day and year, total number of months, total number of hours worked per week - not a range of hours (full or part-time), and complete and detailed description of related job duties. LIST separately each job experience to be evaluated. to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination or selection process.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

For the time being, all notifications, including results letters and notices of non-acceptance, will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add exams @dmh.lacounty.gov as well as selections @ dmh.lacounty.gov and recruitment @ dmh.lacounty.gov to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

IMPORTANT NOTES
• Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at anypoint during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETEAPPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT
Department Contact Name: Celia Yeung, Exam Analyst
Department Contact Phone: (323) 705-4249 or (213) 972-7034
Department Contact Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov
ADA Coordinator Phone (323) 705-4249
Teletype Phone 800-735-2922
California Relay Services Phone 800-735-2922

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Salary:

$76,049.52 - $102,474.72 Annually