MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN (Coder-Outpatient and Inpatient)
About The Position
This Medical Records Technician (coder-outpatient and inpatient) position is in Business Office services at the VA Bedford Healthcare System, located at the Bedford location. This is a full-time, permanent position on campus. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. Medical Record Technicians (MRT) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. These coding practitioners analyze and abstract patients' health records and assign alpha-numeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure. To perform this task, they must possess expertise in International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). MRT (Coder) may also provide education related to coding and documentation. Some duties may include but are not limited too: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-08. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-04 to GS-08. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm Telework: Ad-hoc when needed Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: F06082, F06083, F06084, F06085, F06086 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
Responsibilities
- Performs a comprehensive review of the patient health record to abstract medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social, and administrative data to ensure complete data capture.
- Corrects any identified data errors or inconsistencies in a timely manner to ensure acceptance in the national VA database within established timelines.
- Directly consults with the professional staff for clarification of conflicting or ambiguous clinical data.
- Ensures provider documentation is complete and supports the diagnoses and procedures coded.
- Utilizes the facility computer system and software applications to correctly code, abstract, record, and transmit data to the national VA database
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Administration of Human Resource Programs
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
