| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Salary | $77,559.24–$104,516.76 Per Year |
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNICIAN
Salary
$77,559.24 - $104,516.76 Annually
Location
Los Angeles County, CA
Job Type
Full time
Job Number
Y1417F
Department
HEALTH SERVICES
Opening Date
10/23/2026
Position/Program Information
EXAM NUMBER:
Y1417F
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
We welcome applications from everyone!
The application filing period will begin on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.
We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectantly once we have enough qualified candidates.
WHY WORK FOR US?
LA Health Services is LA County's integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are.
We serve as the safety net for almost 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary care-from prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County.
With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.
Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations - Health Services Los Angeles County
Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits! CLICK HERE to see a list of employee benefits!
MISSION:
"To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care".
Essential Job Functions
Quality data analysis and performance improvement - Analyzes aggregated quality data to identify trends, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement. Collaborates with hospital departments to monitor medical-record documentation and develops reports, graphs, tools, and presentations to support performance-improvement initiatives.
Regulatory and accreditation requirements - Research, interprets, and applies regulatory, accreditation, and quality-reporting requirements. Requests clarification from regulatory agencies, when necessary, communicates requirements to appropriate staff, and incorporates updated guidance into operational processes.
Quality and regulatory data abstraction and reporting - Interprets clinical quality-measure specifications and reviews medical records and related documentation to abstract and validate required data. Ensure accurate and timely reporting to regulatory and accreditation agencies.
Quality-data workflows and tools - Creates, maintains, and improves abstraction workflows, tracking mechanisms, and reporting tools to promote consistent, accurate, and efficient data collection and submission.
Contributes to the data integrity of health and mental health records by identifying and correcting missing or incorrectly completed administrative or clinical documentation, incorrect diagnosis codes, and duplicate records to ensure accurate reimbursement and the highest quality data possible.
Confirms pathologies, dates, and times of treatments and procedures, and abstracts the patients health information; and seeks clarification, correction, and/or completion of health information from responsible physicians, nurses, laboratories, and other clinical staff.
Analyzes and may assemble health information for completeness, consistency, and compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, other state and federal laws and regulations, departmental and hospital policies and procedures, and The Joint Commission standards, assuring that all relevant health information is included; and may respond to subpoenas and other requests for disclosure of health and/or mental health records, which requires proficient knowledge of laws and regulations related to the maintenance and release of confidential and sensitive information.
For more information, please view the classification specification: Health Information Technician
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
Option I: Certification as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) -AND- Two years of full-time experience managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information.
Option II: Certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)* by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) -AND- One year of full-time experience managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information.
No Out of Class experience or withholds are allowed for this examination. Required experience and education must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.
PHYSICAL CLASS 2 - Light:
This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class "C" Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
The required Certificate MUST be current and unrestricted.
Approved coding programs are those listed on the website of the American Health Information Management Association at www.ahima.org
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Additional credit will be given to applicants that possess the following desirable qualifications:
advanced formatting and track changes to prepare a wide variety of documents to support management by
preparing communication, reports, presentations, dossiers, and other products.
analysis, and the ability to work with large amounts of data easily to support the department by creating,
formatting, organizing, updating, macros, calculating, and modifying reports for management.
materials for educational purposes
Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of two (2) parts:
Part I: An Evaluation of Certification & Experience: This assessment type will evaluate the certification and experience you list on the online application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This part of the assessment is worth 50% of your total score and assesses: Requirements, Desirable Qualifications, and Supplemental Questionnaire.
Applicants must achieve a passing score of 70% or above on Part I to proceed to Part II.
Part II: A multiple-choice test weighted 50% covering Emergency Room Medical Coding (ICD-10-CM & CPT) and Ambulatory Surgery Medical Coding (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, & CPT).
Applicants must receive a passing score of 70% or above on each weighted part to be added to the eligible list.
All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add info@governmentjobs.com, and kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.
TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:
TEST PREPARATION:
Various information can be found on our website at "https://hr.lacounty.gov/job-search-toolkit/"Job Search Toolkit - LAC Jobs - Start HERE. The section dedicated to test preparation is "Employment Test Assistance."
Online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-.; You can also visit our Los Angeles County Online Assessment Preparation Series webpage at "https://lacounty.attract.neogov.com/la-county-online-assessments-prep-series"Homepage | LA County Online Assessments Prep Series for information about common online assessment types, sample questions, and test-taking tips.
Applicants with disabilities who require special accommodation must provide the Examination Unit with advance notice. If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, let us know by contacting the exam analyst at kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov. You will be required to complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodations form as well as providing supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us; the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.
STANDARDIZED WRITTEN TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
While these practice materials will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review ALL related materials that you deem necessary.
ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION
Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly.
Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list for a period of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the LA Health Services Department as they occur.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted.
Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.
Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employers name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.
Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information on your application and any attachments will result in refusal of application, rescission of appointment, or restriction of application to future recruitments.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Please refer to their website for updated information https://lacountylibrary.org/library-locator.
NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI)
LA Health Services recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kendrea Shelvy, Exam Analyst
kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov
(213) 288-7000
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (323) 914-7111
TELETYPE PHONE: (800) 899-4099
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE: (800) 735-2922
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
Fair Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Veteran's Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veteran's credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf
Revised September 2025
For detailed information, please click here
01
We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicants responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail. • kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov • noreply@governmentjobs.com • info@governmentjobs.com New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.
02
GENERAL IINFORMATION The information you provide in your application and on this Supplemental Questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your eligibility for the next phase of the examination process.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR ANSWERS CAREFULLY. Any errors or incomplete responses may lead to disqualification, even if you possess the necessary experience or certification. Carefully read each question and provide specific answers by including all requested information. Do not simply COPY AND PASTE your duties from the Work Experience section of your application, resume, or Class Specifications. Doing so will result in your application being deemed incomplete and rejected or not awarded credit. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to complete this questionnaire fully, correctly, and accurately. The experience you claim in this Supplemental Questionnaire MUST be consistent with the experience listed in your application.
Comments such as "see resume or application" will NOT be considered as a response. All information is subject to verification at any time during the examination and hiring process.
Falsification of information on your application and any attachments will result in refusal of application, rescission of appointment, or restriction of application to future recruitments. By submitting this questionnaire, you certify that the information provided is accurate, and you acknowledge that you understand the above instructions.
03
Which of the following certificate issued by AHIMA do you possess?
Please note certification must have been obtained by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
You must attach a photocopy of the certificate by AHIMA in order to verify and receive credit.
04
In order to receive credit for the required certification, you must include a legible copy of the official certificate (which shows the title of the certificate, the number, date issued, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency) at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. Please submit documentation to kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov and indicate your name, the exam name, and the exam number. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst. The required Certificate MUST be current and unrestricted. Approved coding programs are those listed on the website of the American Health Information Management Association at www.ahima.org.
05
Do you have experience managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information?
06
If you answered "YES" to question #5 above. How many years of full-time experience do you have managing patient information, coding, and abstracting health information? Please Note: Experience is evaluated on the basis of a verifiable 40-hour week. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience.
07
Describe your experience that supports your response to the previous question.
For each experience, please provide the following information: 1) Name of Employer: 2) Job/Position Title: 3) Employment Date From (mm/dd/yy) - Date To (mm/dd/yy): 4) Hours Worked per Week: 5) Detailed Description of your relevant experience.
REPEAT FORMAT OF 1-5 FOR EACH EMPLOYER in which you gained relevant experience. IF NOT APPLICABLE, ENTER N/A.
08
Describe your experience abstracting medical records and regulatory measure interpretation for Joint Commission, CMS, and other regulatory hospital quality reporting.
For each experience, please provide the following information:
1) Name of Employer: 2) Job/Position Title: 3) Employment Date From (mm/dd/yy) - Date To (mm/dd/yy): 4) Hours Worked per Week: 5) Detailed Description of your relevant experience.
REPEAT FORMAT OF 1-5 FOR EACH EMPLOYER in which you gained relevant experience.
IF NOT APPLICABLE, ENTER N/A.
09
Describe your experience with preparing, reconciling, validating, and analyzing inpatient and outpatient quality metrics and regulatory reports.
For each experience, please provide the following information:
1) Name of Employer: 2) Job/Position Title: 3) Employment Date From (mm/dd/yy) - Date To (mm/dd/yy): 4) Hours Worked per Week: 5) Detailed Description of your relevant experience.
REPEAT FORMAT OF 1-5 FOR EACH EMPLOYER in which you gained relevant experience.
IF NOT APPLICABLE, ENTER N/A.
10
Describe your experience with any of the following software programs:
Required Question
Employer County of Los Angeles
Address
Los Angeles, California, 90010
Website http://hr.lacounty.gov