Health Information Administrator

• Provide professional direction of the overall health information services program to include planning, organizing, and supervising the preparation and maintenance of medical, clinical, and statistical records and reports
• Manage the overall direction and supervision of the health information operations in accordance with state and federal laws, accrediting and regulatory agencies and facility rules and regulations
• Serve as working supervisor
• Monitor complex abstracting, analysis and interpreting of health information data and records
• Monitor and direct daily admissions and discharges, analysis, transcription and coding services
• Maintain and update medical records’ forms and facility’s Forms Manual
• Verify staff responds to all correspondence requests within the required time frames and assures that patient confidentiality and privacy standards are followed
• Provide communication and support to administration regarding the health information services program and serves on appointed committees
• Conduct assistance and in-service training to the facility for new or revised health information standards, HIPAA privacy revisions, or new HIM technology
• Participate in all Department of Human Services (DHS) and Chicago-Read Mental Health Center (CRMHC) mandatory training as directed or scheduled

• Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college and certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and one (1) year of professional experience in a health information records facility
• OR knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of high school, completion of an approved medical records training program plus certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as an RHIT in management of a medical records program
• Ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers
• Ability to pass the IDHS background check
• Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law

Bilingual skills

• Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)