This position is located in the Office of the Area Director, NAIHS at Saint Michaels, AZ. The purpose of this position is to serve as Consultant and provide oversight, management and direction to the medical records services for all Navajo Area IHS Service Units including outlying satellite clinics and health centers.

Duties

Maintains technical and administrative oversight responsibility for issues relating to health information. Performs substantive research, trend analysis and interpretation of health care data; using information to coordinate, educate, train, test, report, perform medical records utilization reviews, and recommend improvement initiatives. Develops and applies expansive methodologies, to assess and monitor health records, business practices, principles of automation and system design, implement innovative management tools, improve the uniformity and standardization of clinical and workload reporting, focused on completion of audits regarding access, security, privacy, standards, coordination of automated workload generated data, provide oversight and recommend improvements to achieve standardization, accuracy, and timely data reporting. Advises on electronic health records system updates, medical records procedures, situations, and develops solutions to the problems to preserve and protect patient information. Applies substantive analysis and comprehensive knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, precedents relative to healthcare, health information management, and medical records to facilitate efficiency and quality management. Serves as subject matter expert for health information management, and medical records. Maintains responsibility for the development and implementation of policy solutions to achieve and ensure a mission-ready state, attributable to continuous quality improvement. Insures all facilities are in compliance with all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) laws to include regulations and guidance within each Act. Provides the Navajo Area leadership and HIM staff of changing legislative and regulatory requirements, goals and objectives and consequences of changes in release of information services. Serves as a subject matter expert on FOIA/PA issues to assist Navajo Area staff. Teaches and trains staff on general data protection procedures and detailed service specific practices for daily operations and uses technology to provide required privacy/FOIA training and supplemental education.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements Education: Successfully completed training in an approved school for medical records technicians equates to 1 year of general experience. No credit may be given for partial completion of such training. Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in a medical records administration educational program accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) meets the requirements for GS-5 positions. Successful completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree (in any field) and 1 year in a medical records administration educational program accredited by AHIMA and CAHEA meets the requirements for GS-7. or Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Planning, developing, and directing a medical records program for a health care facility that meets both institutional goals and standards of accrediting agencies. Evaluating and analyzing the organization and operation of medical records services, including medical records and indexes, and recommending and/or implementing appropriate revisions and modifications. Assisting medical and administrative staff in evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient and health care services. Designing information systems to collect, analyze, monitor, report, and maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient and institutional data for health care related programs, and evaluating and implementing changes to assure the reliability of data. Developing and implementing policies and procedures for processing legal medical documents and insurance and correspondence requests in accordance with Federal, State, and local statutes. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Determining and evaluating compliance with legal, ethical and regulatory guidelines and accrediting bodies, as they apply to health information management; provide sound, technical guidance to staff at various levels about major program, legal, or procedural changes related to health information management. Experience as a Registered Health Information Administrator and Privacy Act Coordinator conducting consultations and develop revisions of facility policies and procedures to improve health information management services and to evaluate, modify, and/or adapt new methods to meet regulatory requirements. Analyzing complex data, interpreting and trending results for effective management of the HIM program. Providing management/ administration, to include program planning, coordination, interpretation, consultation, negotiation, problem solving, and monitoring of Health Information Management (HIM) processes. Time In Grade - Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Navajo Area Indian Health Service PO Box 9020 Window Rock, AZ 86515 US
• Name: Angela Segay
• Phone: (928) 871-1421
• Email: [email protected]