Registry Technician

JOB
NOTE: THIS IS A REPOSTING OF CS-2023-70544-39026. IF YOU APPLIED UNDER THE PREVIOUS POSTING WHICH WAS OPEN FROM DECEMBER 12, 2023 TO DECEMBER 25, 2023, YOU CANNOT SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION.If you are seeking a rewarding position that benefits the lives of everyone in Pennsylvania, we want you to join our team and help manage the state-of-the-art data collections system for Pennsylvania's Birth & Death Registry. We're looking for self-motivated people to support this public health registry by evaluating reports of live births and death. This is an excellent opportunity to start your career with the Commonwealth.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
As a Registry Technician, your work will involve applying standards, coding conventions, and complex registry-specific rules to case corrections; creating patient and incident records by evaluating and consolidating health data reported by health care facilities and practitioners; determining best values among disparate information; and validating consolidated records for completeness and accuracy by resolving edit errors. Work also involves validating the format and content of data files and performing other technical procedures required to incorporate data into a public health registry.Your duties will include ensuring compliance with birth registrations subject to Title 28 and determining accuracy of underlying causes of death listed on Certificates of Death or in the electronic death registration system.Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment. 37.5 hours per weekWork hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch. This position will have two weeks minimum of mandatory on-site training.Telework: Under the current Administration, this position may have the opportunity to work from home (telework). In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. Telework eligibility ranges from no telework to full-time telework, depending on where the position is assigned and will be determined at time of hire.Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. Your score is valid for this specific posting only.You must provide complete and accurate information or: your score may be lower than deserved.you may be disqualified.You may only apply/test once for this posting.Your results will be provided via email.