The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency is currently recruiting for an Electronic Health Records (EHR) Manager. This position plans, develops, implements, and oversees the goals, objectives, and work of the Health & Human Services Agency’s Electronic Health Records system. This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill immediate and future vacancies in the Mental Health Branch.
The EHR Manager will work directly with the Division Manager of Mental Health. The successful candidate will supervise staff who work with the EHR system and ancillary systems that support data collection and sharing for the Branch. The ideal candidate should possess analytical skills and the ability to set goals, organize data, measure outcomes, and create effective reports for upper management. Additional duties include performing assurance audits of the Electronic Health Records application to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data, identify end-user errors, and provide feedback to promote efficiency.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the Electronic Health Records team in training, development of forms, functionality improvement, and ongoing maintenance of the system.

• Perform quality assurance audits of Electronic Health Records application to ensure accuracy and integrity of data, identify end user errors and provide feedback.
• Serve as primary liaison with the IT Department and software vendors. 
• Work directly with the vendors, internal and external partners, and staff in the development, set up, and design of the Electronic Health Records system.
• Develop policies and procedures associated with the use of Electronic Health Records software.
• Make recommendations for application modifications to improve service workflow efficiency and productivity of behavioral health services staff.
• Manage Electronic Health Records implementation project plans and project teams.
• Adhere to all regulatory and HIPAA requirements.

Required Qualifications 

Candidates must meet the qualifications listed below by the application deadline.

Education: 

• Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in health, computer sciences, business or public administration or a closely related field.

Equivalency for Education:

Experience:

• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible administrative or managerial and supervision experience in health, mental health, or human services in Electronic Health Records and/or client record systems experience.

Conditions of Employment

• Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

• If in a driving position candidates must be able to obtain and retain a valid California driver's license.

Student Loan Forgiveness

**PLEASE NOTE: ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED**

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