Posting Details
Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.
Department of Health, Center of Health Protection, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.
Why does the job exist?
This position will work with the registration of vital records that occurred in the state. Do quality control on data received for all vital records. Ensure vital events are registered in a timely manner to provide statewide customer service. Work on data quality control for birth and death registration as well as induced terminations of pregnancy (ITOPs) reports. Provide state office support and oversight to hospitals, midwifery facilities and mortuaries for fetal death, birth and death registration processing.
How does it get done?
Provide support to working partners (hospitals, midwifes, physicians, medical certifiers, mortuaries and funeral homes. Ensure electronic record processing meets registration and statistical reporting requirements. Ensure geographic, demographic and medical coding/processing of records meet processing schedules and maintain less than a 3% error rate. Provide coordination to ensure and maintain timeframes of statistical and administrative data production. Ensure fetal death reports, birth, death and itops record processing addresses legal requirements of registration and statistical reporting requirements.
Who are the customers?
This position works with hospitals, midwifes, physicians, medical certifiers, mortuaries and funeral homes to assist in the completion of birth and death certificates. By completing the registration of vital events this position makes possible the distribution of birth and death certificates to the public.
Ideal Candidate
This position works with hospitals, midwifes, physicians, medical certifiers, mortuaries and funeral homes to assist in the completion of birth and death certificates. By completing the registration of vital events this position makes possible the distribution of birth and death certificates to the public.
Minimum Qualification
High School diploma or equivalent and six (6) months of experience directly related to the position in research, statistics, computer science, data analysis, accounting, auditing, finance, economics, business, public administration, budgeting, management, and/or systems analysis or related professional certification as determined by the hiring agency. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) months may substitute for the required experience.
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification within six (6) months of date of hire as a condition of continued employment.
Working Conditions
Office setting, exposure to Visual/Video Display terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and telephone usage with extended periods of sitting.
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Renee Valencia, (505) 827-2536, Email
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Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.
