Medical Transcriptionist (Health Information Coordinator 1-3)

This vacancy is located in the Health Information Department of Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville, LA.

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT, JOB APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION or DEMOTION.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Health Information Coordinator 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Review your application to be sure all work experience is listed to qualify you at the highest possible level!

An attached resume will not replace a completed application; failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

Kelcie Cox

Central Louisiana State Hospital

Kelcie.Cox@LA.GOVMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of experience in which clerical work was a major duty.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for the required experience on the basis of six months of training for six months of experience.

Completion of a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for the required one year of experience.

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for six months of experience.

NOTE:

Business or technical school training with less than completion will only be credited in six month increments.  Similarly, college training will only be credited in 15 semester hour increments.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.FUNCTION OF WORK:

To collect, prepare, maintain, store, and process patient information and data.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a Health Information Supervisor or other higher-level agency personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Health Information Coordinator 2 by the absence of experienced level duties.EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Reviews, classifies, and maintains routine or basic health care records by updating patient files, filing, compiling statistics, and identifying and correcting record errors on reports.

Retrieves and updates patient records upon request and maintains custody files for records removed from department.

Conducts in-depth interviews to complete and/or update information and eliminate discrepancies in patient data.

Verifies patient eligibility for hospital and/or social services by interpreting and applying Federal, State, and facility policies and procedures to accomplish admission and/or discharge.

Assists in communicating hospital rules and regulations to patients and third parties.

Identifies patients by obtaining a unique hospital number or assigning a number to new patients.

Assists in maintaining statistical tallies of inpatient and outpatient admit/discharge transactions.

Prepares routine forms for departmental productivity reports and hospital record keeping.

Screens patient charts during discharge to schedule and coordinate follow-up clinic appointments.

Notifies patient records section of discharge and routes a record of services provided to patient billing section.

Escorts patients to the appropriate unit(s) when necessary.