| Date: | December 18, 2012 |
| Position #: | 43591  |
| Labor Grade/Salary: | 23 / $41,086.50 - $48,769.50 |
| Location: | New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH |
| Contact Name & Phone: | Dave Levesque 603-271-4927 |
| Send Application to: | NH Dept. of Health and Human Services Human Resources 129 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 |
PROGRAM SPECIALIST III (Electronic Health Record Program Specialist)
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
New Hampshire Hospital/Office of Information Services/SOPS-APS/Concord
Starting Salary Range: $41,086.50 - $48,769.50
SCOPE OF WORK: Electronic Health Record (EHR) Program Specialist provides oversight and supervision of all electronic processes related to the EHR system, record processing functions, and electronic master patient index. This position will review and correct data integrity problems.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with a major in health information management. Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years' professional or paraprofessional experience in HIM (Health Information Management) experience, with responsibility for program implementation, direct service delivery, planning or program evaluation. Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's license, if necessary for travel throughout the state. Registration as a RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) or RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) issued by the American Health Information Association (AHIMA) is preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Previous experience with electronic MPI (Master Patient Index), patient registration, and billing and clinical system processes. Experience with the implementation and use of an EHR system in an acute care hospital setting in the HIM setting or information services setting. System table maintenance experience is preferred.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have a good working knowledge of the Electronic Health Record either through experience or education, including experience working with structured data and database management. Possess excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication and excellent customer service, analytical, problem solving, and presentation skills. For appointment consideration, Program Specialist III applicants must successfully participate in a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities. Applicants’ responses to questions asked in the structured interview will be numerically rated.Employees will be required to pay an agency/union fee.
For further information please contact Dave Levesque, Business Systems Analyst, at (603) 271-4927.
HOW TO APPLY: Applications may be obtained from and return to the Human Resources Office at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, 129 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301, (603) 271-9344, or dhhscareers@dhhs.state.nh.us and available on the internet at www.admin.state.nh.us/hr, Please reference position #43591 on the completed application. *** In order to receive credit for post-secondary education, a copy of official transcripts with a seal and/or signature MUST be included with the application. Please have transcripts forwarded to the Human Resources office with the recruiting agency. Position will remain open until a qualified candidate is found. EOE
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