Health Care

Job Corps launched the Electronic Health Record Specialist (EHRS) career technical training program. As part of the Health Care career pathway, the program prepares students at nine Job Corps centers, including the Cleveland and Keystone Job Corps Centers, for employment in the health care industry. Federal law mandates that by 2015 all medical offices and hospitals must institute an electronic system for maintaining medical records. Hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers will need certified Electronic Health Record Specialists. The program follows industry standards and teaches the practical components of an EHRS function. The National Healthcareer Association and the online training provider CareData assisted in creating the program.

EHRS graduates have strong backgrounds in health care and computer literacy to prepare them for employment in medical offices and hospitals to manage and utilize electronic medical records. The duties of a certified EHRS vary with the size and specialty of the health facility. A certified EHRS could start as an entry-level coder working in a hospital setting and eventually become an abstractor, coding specialist, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliance officer, or health information manager.

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