What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Records Technician position at Department Of Health And Human Services?
Position is located in the Medical Records department of a medical center, hospital or health care center within various Indian Health Service Unit for both Ambulatory and Inpatient Services.
USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements EDUCATION: There are no education requirements. If you are using education as experience you will need to submit school transctipts.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation .
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ . RESPONSIBILITIES: Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job:
Medical Records Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov)
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Knowledge of coding terminology, coding diagnostic and procedural information, abstracting data from a medical record, performing chart analysis and following well-established record procedures. Perform audits in accordance with the Agency Compliance Plan including provider documentation, coding review, and reimbursement denials.
GS-06: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-05 grade level. Education is generally not applicable.
Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. SALARY: 45409 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other
USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements EDUCATION: There are no education requirements. If you are using education as experience you will need to submit school transctipts.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation .
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ . RESPONSIBILITIES: Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job:
Medical Records Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov)
- Perform a variety of medical records technician duties which include the complete and accurate process and maintenance of hybrid (paper/electronic) environment of analyzing, filing, compiling, scanning, releasing information, retrieving and dispatching charts/documents, file managing, archiving Third Party, and entering data of treatment provided to patients within a complex health care facility.
- Perform comprehensive review of the record
- Evaluate the record for documentation, consistency, accuracy and correlation of recorded data.
- Analyze provider documentation to assure the appropriate codes Evaluation and Management. levels are assigned using the correct codes and applicable modifiers.
- Assure diagnostic and procedural terminology used is consistent with medical nomenclature.
- Perform routine audits in accordance with Agency compliance plan.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Knowledge of coding terminology, coding diagnostic and procedural information, abstracting data from a medical record, performing chart analysis and following well-established record procedures. Perform audits in accordance with the Agency Compliance Plan including provider documentation, coding review, and reimbursement denials.
GS-06: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-05 grade level. Education is generally not applicable.
Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. SALARY: 45409 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Other