MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIAN III - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - OAHU

Posting number: 24-0235

Department: Corrections and Rehabilitation

Job classification: MEDICAL RECORD LIBRARIAN III (SR-20)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Corrections, Health Services, Medical/Dental

Summary

Recruitment Number 24-0235

Salary: $5,107 to $6,221 per month (SR-20, Step D to I).

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. 

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time.   The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Examples of duties

Independently performs the full range of professional medical record activities that involve reviewing and analyzing patient records for internal consistency and to insure that all necessary action has been taken by hospital personnel, in addition to checking for completeness and accuracy of forms and factual data; responsibility for directing a medical record department of a hospital or allied medical care facility; and perform other related duties as assigned. This position requires knowledge of principles and practices of medical record library science; fundamentals of medical science; fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; pertinent federal, State and local medical record requirements and laws affecting medical care activities; general hospital procedures, medical ethics and customs; uses and limitations of primary and secondary records, indexes and classification systems; and the ability to direct the operations of a medical record department; apply principles and practices of medical record library science; analyze medical data from clinical records; compile statistical reports; deal tactfully and effectively with others; and prepare reports.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization to Work :
The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Education: Applicants must meet one of the requirements specified in A, B, C, D, or E below:

A. A bachelor's degree in medical record science or health information administration from a college or university accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

B. A Certificate in medical record science or health information administration from an approved school for health information administrators (usually 12 months), AND one of the requirements specified in 1, 2, or 3 below:

     1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
     2. Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours from an accredited college or
          university of which 12 hours must have been in biological sciences and 6 hours must
          have been in mathematics.
     3. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

C. Successful completion of a one-year training and internship program for health information administrators from an approved school, AND possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

D. Possession of a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) Certificate which was awarded after qualifying on the national registration examination given by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

E. Any combination of a total of five years of college/university-level education, training and progressively responsible health information administration experience which establishes conclusively that the applicant possesses basic knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, techniques, practices, terminology, and expressions of professional medical health information administration; knowledge of the fundamentals of medical science, human anatomy and physiology; and other knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective health information administration services.

Additional Information:

1. If the applicant qualifies on the basis of a college/university-level educ