| Location | Pineville, LA |
| Salary | $3,250–$5,855 |
Health Information Coordinator 3
Salary
$3,250.00 - $5,855.00 Monthly
Location
Pineville, LA
Job Type
Promotion
Job Number
CLSH-2026-63
Department
LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date
08/12/2026
Closing Date
8/17/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
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 3 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 Information Coordinator 3 who collects, prepares, maintains, stores, and processes patient information and data.
Minimum Qualifications
Two years of experience in administrative services in a medical setting.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Serves as lead worker in the physical maintenance and organization of patient medical records and provide guidance and oversight of records maintenance.
Contributes to the assembly of discharge charts for patients. Maintains medical records by purging/chart thinning, filing, scanning, storing, obtaining signatures, assembling of patient information, repair medical records, etc.
Serves as back-up and provides clerical services support to the Hospital Admissions Technician 3, which includes updating hospitals statewide waiting list by researching and corresponding with referring facilities in order to compile information needed to complete admission forms and ensures information is correct as mandated by Louisiana Mental Health Law.
Verifies referral packets are complete for verification of patient eligibility for hospital services.
Completes admission forms and obtains signatures from staff, family members or authorized representatives, and patient. Distributes letters to court, coroner, lawyers, and judges and assures legality of patients admission, as required by law.
Serves as assistant to Health Information Director 1 (HID) by assisting with discharge data entry into Patient Information Program (PIP), and patients electronic discharge folder.
Assists in performing discharge analysis of patients 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 $18.75 hourly ($1500.00 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.
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.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
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Are you currently a full-time, permanent employee of CLSH?
Required Question
Employer State of Louisiana
Address 1201 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Phone (866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm