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Health Information Coordinator 1

CLSH MISSION: Strive to provide quality, person-centered care with focus on recovery and resiliency in a safe and secure environment.

CLSH VISION: Strive to be the best public psychiatric hospital possible

CLSH VALUES “I CARE”: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence

The Health Information Coordinator 1 plays a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH’s values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to insure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care.

Central Louisiana State Hospital located in Pineville, Louisiana is seeking applicants for a vacant position in our Health Information Department as a Health InformationCoordinator 1 who collects, prepares, maintains, stores, and processes patient information and data.

Requirements

One year of experience in administrative services; OR

One year of training in or completion of a business or clerical-related curriculum from a business school or technical institute.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the required general experience.

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

  • Maintains patient medical records and keeps records organized to be accessible by multidisciplinary teams and appropriate staff.   

  • Keeps documentation in designated order inside of the patient’s charts on the staffed units.  

  • Maintains an adequate quantity of Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) Progress Notes and LIP Charge Ticket forms on each unit.  

  • Assists the units with anything related to medical record forms or the improvement of patient charts.

  • Assists in performing discharge analysis of patient's records to ensure documents are completed within the approved Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) time frames for adequate and appropriate patient care and treatment and for the Director to enter medical diagnosis coding and billing in PIP. 


Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotion or Demotion.  Must be a current full-time permanent employee of CLSH.

Compensation: This position has a Minimum Hire Rate of $15.30 hourly ($1224.00 bi-weekly) 

Schedule:  M-F; 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

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

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. 

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.


Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Brandon Luneau

Central Louisiana State Hospital

brandon.luneau@la.gov

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.  

Date Posted
08/12/2026
Job Reference
CLSH-2026-62
Organization
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Location
Pineville, LA 70802
Category
Data Science
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