Job Description
PRIMARY DUTIES AND Responsibilities:Receipt, review, data entry, maintenance, storage, transfer and disposal of records at OPWDD Facility.Primary duties are to maintain, sort, organize all documents / charts that come into the HIM department from five (5) county offices.HIM Tech I sorts, organizes and assembles, labels and files all records of excess, discharge, and death from Outpatients SOIRA's, Family Care and Campus records.At the request of MHLS or AAGs Office gathers and assembles records for court hearings, transports records to court assists with production of records in court.Certify records for court proceedings.Review records for completeness and accuracy review admission, discharge, and death records for processing.TABS Billing and tracking data entry, census monitoring and hospital reporting are required duties.Responding and preparing records for releases, litigation, and audits.Becoming fluent with the Electronic Health Record:making corrections and deletions, running reports/litigation holds, logging releases of information, printing records for court and assisting in the patient portal access.Special projects as requested by HIM Tech 2 and Health Information Manager.Other duties as assigned. LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all QUALIFICATIOINS:You must be currently certified by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).Transfer:Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law.The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website:https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment.This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status.You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures.If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA).If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.Savings programs such as the U.S.Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.Life insurance and Disability insurance.The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a