Job Description
Salary : $37,585.60 - $50,419.20 Annually
Location : San Bernardino, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 25-08033-01
Department: Public Health
Division: 93200-Clinic Ops-Administration
Opening Date: 03/01/2025
Closing Date: 3/14/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
The Job
San Bernardino County, Department of Public Health is recruiting for Health Information Management Assistant I. This is theentry-level of the Health Information Management series who performs a variety of entry level duties pertaining to the processing of electronic and paper based inpatient, outpatient, and behavioral health medical records. Duties include collecting, processing, and verifying patient information; auditing records for accuracy, completeness and compliance with state and federal regulatory and accreditation requirements, preparing, scanning and indexing documents with an on-line archiving system.
A current vacancy exists in Department of Public Health - Clinic Operations. The list established can be use to fill vacancies throughout Department of Public Health and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center as they occur.
For more detailed information, refer to the , job description.
Excellent Benefits Package!
Health Benefits
Medical and Dental: family coverage
Vision: employee coverage
Premium subsidies to offset health costs
Flexible spending account (FSA) pre-tax account for qualified healthcare expenses
Paid Time Off Up to 4 weeks accruable vacation with cash-out option
11 days accruable sick leave
15 paid holidays
Perfect attendance leave
Flexible work schedules (in some departments)
Retirement Generous Pension
Retirement reciprocity may be available
457(b) deferred compensation plan
Retirement Medical Trust Fund
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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation which includes verification of employment history and education, fingerprinting, physical exam, and drug screening.
Visa Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require Visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future. Candidates must be able to present their legal right to work in the United States at the time of employment.
Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.
Minimum Requirements
Experience: Six (6) months, within the last five (5) years, of full-time equivalent experience primarily performing any of the following: Auditing and processing electronic medical records in an acute care hospital or clinical setting
Medical clerical experience, such as processing disability requests, birth and death certificate documents, and/or release of information processing
Front office or secretarial experience in a primary or specialty clinic or private physician's office
Indexing, prepping, scanning documents into the electronic health record (EHR) system
Desired Qualifications
Ideal candidates are detail oriented, possess exceptional proofreading skills, and are proficient in processing electronic medical records in an acute care hospital or clinical setting. In addition, the highly desired candidate is familiar with medical terminology, has a working knowledge of chart auditing principles and patient privacy, confidentiality, and security requirements. Related experience with electronic health records (EHR) is highly desirable.
Selection Process
There will be an online assessment of knowledge and skills in the following areas:
Proofreading
Interpersonal Skills
Details of the online assessment process will be emailed once the recruitment has closed. All communications regarding the remainder of the selection process will be via e-mail.
Application Procedure : Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 PM, Friday, March 14, 2025 . Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.
To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.
If you require technical assistance , please click to review the Government Jobs , or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the internet connection, computer or browser used to submit the application.
EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.
Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans' Preference points. Clickherefor information and instructions to request Veteran's Preference points.
Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process
Clerical Unit
The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.
For a summary of benefits,* please click
Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at
*Retirement benefits subject to change.
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Instructions: The information on the application and your responses to the following supplemental questions will be used in a evaluation of qualifications. Experience listed on this questionnaire must also be listed and fully detailed in the work experience section of your application. I have read and understand the above statement.
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Release of Information : Do you have experience working with Release of Information in a medical environment? Yes
No
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Experience: Indicate in which of the following you possess six (6) months, within the last five (5) years (Since 2020), of full-time equivalent (1040 hours) experience performing. Auditing and processing electronic medical records in an acute care hospital
Medical clerical experience, such as processing disability requests, birth and death certificate documents, and/or release of information processing
Front office experience or secretarial experience in a primary or specialty clinic or private physician's office
Indexing, prepping, scanning documents into the electronic health record (EHR) system
I do not possess any of the above experience
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Experience: If you answered "yes" to the questions above, describe your experience include employer name, dates worked and duties (ex: ARMC 01/2000-01/2001 and your duties). If you do not possess this experience indicate "N/A".
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Notification via email: As part of our efforts to increase efficiency and promote conservation of resources, human resources uses email to communicate with applicants. Therefore, all future communications regarding this recruitment, including applicant status and testing notifications, will be made via email. Each applicant needs their own email address. We strongly encourage you, as an applicant, to ensure that the email address you have provided us with your application is current, secure, confidential, and readily accessible to you. Adjust Spam and/or other filters so that our emails are accepted. Please carefully read any notices that we send you and follow any instructions provided in a timely manner. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails (i.e., for the non-delivery of our emails or if you fail to check your e-mail on a timely basis). I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to the above.
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**ATTENTION GMAIL USERS**
We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox.
For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources.
Note: If you apply the filters and still do not receive emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources you can check your (Neogov) account inbox. All notifications will appear there. I understand
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Applicant Acknowledgement - Application Complete: Thank you for taking the time to complete this application and supplemental questionnaire. Please be sure to review all information provided prior to submitting it as you cannot update or revise it once submitted. Your submitted application will be reviewed and evaluated as is. Please do not refer to a resume or other documentation in lieu of completing the employment history section or responding to the supplemental questions; they will not be reviewed or considered.
Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on your application. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note: if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application. I acknowledge that I have reviewed my application and understand that I will not be able to update or revise any part of it once submitted.
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