1 Medical Records Technician (Coder) Job in Center, VA
USAJOBS is Hiring a Medical Records Technician (Coder) Near Center, VA
- Assign specific codes to medical records, sequencing and determining codes to accurately reflect the resources and procedures used in the care of the patients.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and third-party insurance requirements in utilizing the International Code of Diseases-10 Clinical Modifications (ICD-10-CM), and Procedure Coding System (PCS) coding books.
- Perform quantitative analysis and checks medical record for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Analyze and interpret documentation in record, ensuring accuracy, internal consistency and correlation of recorded data.
- Perform utilization review of records to assure diagnosis responsible for the length of stay is appropriately identified and the secondary diagnoses are sequenced properly to assure maximum allocation under the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system.
- Identify and document any incident which may denote a potential compensatory event or questionable breach of quality of care delivered.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
- This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
- This position may have a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
Basic Qualifications For GS-06 LevelSpecialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Interpret diagnostic and procedural phrases from medical records into coded form, using International Classification of Disease-10, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), and ICD-10-PCS. Ensuring medical records are accurate; utilize hospital automated patient health record, (i.e. MHS GENESIS) to retrieve various reports (such as, laboratory, radiology, and pathology) to process patient complete medical record for coding data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
EducationSome federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Additional InformationThis announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Departnent of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- One of the following certifications, while not required, is highly recommended: American Health Information Management Associate (AHIMA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certified Professional Coder.
- The work requires continual visual concentration and a significant amount of data entry.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
Job Summary
Full Time
$40k-51k (estimate)
06/07/2024
07/04/2024
usajobs.gov
Washington, TX
50 - 100
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