Medical Records Technician

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Beaufort, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located with the Department of Operation at the Defense Health Agency in Beaufort, South Carolina. It is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to competitive-service positions. The Medical Records Technician reviews, organizes, and files patient medical records; interviews and processes new patients; operates electronic medical record platforms; and follows procedures to protect confidential health information. The position also supports release-of-records requests, prepares correspondence, and collects and organizes data for reports, audits, and research projects.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the qualification requirements through specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience.
• Specialized experience: one year registering new patients into healthcare systems, compiling reports and/or appropriate forms for a department, and assisting with patient medical records and forms; this experience is typical of the next lower federal grade/level (GS-04).
• Alternatively, four years of education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college, or university.
• Alternatively, a combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements, calculated using the stated formula.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. accredited education or receive full credit at a U.S.-accredited college or university.
• Submit to a suitability or fitness determination and background investigation.
• Submit to pre-employment urinalysis and comply with pre-employment and random drug testing, including testing based on reasonable suspicion or involvement in an on-duty accident.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Meet immunization screening requirements, including Hepatitis B immunization for positions with direct patient contact, applicable other immunizations, annual seasonal influenza vaccination unless exempted, and tuberculosis testing.
• Lift up to 20 pounds as required.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Responsibilities

• Review records for correct format, serviceability, and completeness.
• File paperwork pertinent to patients’ medical care in chronological order.
• Interview and in-process new patients.
• Operate and understand electronic medical record platforms.
• Follow established procedures to ensure confidentiality of health information.
• Apply clinic guidelines concerning the release of patient records.
• Ensure forms are properly completed and filed in medical records.
• Compose and type correspondence, including transmittal letters, requests for medical records, letters furnishing medical information, and other correspondence.
• Collect and organize data for statistical reports, audits, and research projects; extract data for statistical and other reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED