Health Information Director

The Position

Health Information Coordinators store, maintain, retrieve, retain, and release health information for a comprehensive medical/clinical records system in compliance with applicable standards and licensing requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Incumbents function as managers who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors; develop policies and procedures; and allocate staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives.

The Nevada Department of Veterans Services announces a recruitment for Health Information Director for the Southern Nevada State Veterans Home, a 24/7 skilled nursing facility located in Boulder City, Nevada. Under the direction of the facility Administrator, the successful candidate will be responsible for: organizing, coordinating and administering a comprehensive health information system, which includes multi-disciplinary medical records for a skilled nursing facility; formulating and implementing policies and procedures related to the handling, dissemination, confidentiality and preservation of medical records or other health information; serving as the facility HIPAA Privacy Officer, providing technical expertise to treatment and other facility personnel concerning facility, legal and regulatory requirements for the control, use and release of protected health information; providing oversight of records quality assurance activities through routine audits and reports to facility management; performing medical staff credentialing for providers on staff; supervising clerical support and medical records personnel involved in transcription, scanning, coding, indexing, chart analysis, release of information, storage and retrieval functions; and performing other medical records duties as required.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. * THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-10_0/