Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor offers an outstanding fleet and patient-centered medical homeport for delivery of primary care with external resource sharing agreements with local hospitals for emergency, inpatient, and surgical services. We currently serve a beneficiary population of over 17,000 active-duty personnel, family members, retirees and their families.

Whidbey Island offers a wide variety of activities and attractions. People come to Whidbey to enjoy the shoreline and magnificent views. Visitors can see the Cascade and Olympic Mountains, sail from the harbor to the San Juan Islands, and bike or hike along our waterfront to scenic Deception Pass Bridge or Fort Casey State Park, all in an area with a history rich in Native American culture.

Please note this is not a remote work position. Telework is not currently authorized for this position.

• Perform a variety of duties involved with auditing, analyzing, coding, and reviewing medical data and medical records.
• Coordinate with clinical staff and other health care providers for the coding and timely completion of medical records.
• Validate diagnoses codes, procedures codes, narrative description of diagnoses and procedures, and transfer information is entered into the automated system.
• Audit medical records to determine that appropriate codes describing injuries, operations, and non-surgical procedures are entered into medical records based on documentation contained therein.
• Provide feedback to the medical record technicians to improve coding for maximum workload capture.
• Coordinate training and continuing education of medical staff and coders on Diagnosis Related Groups processes
• Analyze effectiveness of the outpatient coding program.
• Apply regulatory guidance governing medical record documentation and coding.
• Review and analyze information reported into data systems and provide recommendations for more efficient use of resources to medical center management.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews, evaluate documents in the record and identify unrecorded diagnoses and inadequate coding.
• Determine quality control measures needed to implement corrective actions.
• Implement/monitor the internal quality assurance program.
• Conduct special review to examine specific problems.
• Store, and retrieve medical records information conforming with Federal, State, and local statutes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.