Medical Records Technician
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring Medical Records Technician right now, this vacancy will be placed in Alabama. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Veterans Health Administration
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Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is located in West Alabama on a beautifully landscaped 126 acre campus. Tuscaloosa offers a low cost of living and year round outdoor recreational activities along with cultural activities.
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Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Records Technician committed to serving America's veterans by providing progressive, leading-edge support services. This position is full-time and offers an excellent salary and outstanding federal benefits
Tuscaloosa is the largest metropolitan area in western Alabama and is the home of the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa is located 45 miles by interstate highway from Birmingham (the largest city in Alabama) and 225 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The community has a major medical center; public and private schools with outstanding academic and athletic programs; affordable housing; extremely low property taxes; and a wide range of professional, social and leisure activities
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ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: TUS-12-HAS-067-OC724280
VACANCY ID: 724280
POSITION TITLE: Medical Records TechnicianGS 0675 00/00
WORK SCHEDULE: Full Time
SERVICE LINE: Health Administration Service
NOTE 1: Salary and grade will be determined by the Professional Standards Board (PSB). The PSB is a peer review process. The PSB will review your individual qualifications, education, professional training/internship(s) and professional experience to determine the most appropriate salary and grade based on your individual accomplishments. Your final salary determination must be approved by the medical center director.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
You must pass a pre-employment physical
DUTIES:
The Medical Records Technician duties include, but are not limited to, the following: assigning appropriate codes to reflect the treatment provided to patients; providing primary care, long-term health care and mental health care services that is accredited by different agencies, including Joint Commission; coding all inpatient stays(facility and professional fees), all diagnoses an procedures for outpatient encounters and laboratory, radiology, surgical, and outpatient encounters that are billed to insurance companies; converting narrative electronic visit notes to ICD-9-CM, CPT-4 and HCPCS codes; validating data for accuracy of performance management, patient care, billing accuracy, reimbursement, and research; abstracting the diagnoses, procedures performed level of patient evaluation, drugs injected, etc. for all patient stays; working closely with members of the health care team to perform the coding activities with highest possible degree of accuracy; reviewing documentation for final diagnosis and procedures, complications and co-morbid conditions; insuring physician documentation supports the diagnoses and procedures coded; reviewing the patient record to ensure all conditions for which care was given have been documented by the physician in the proper sequence of importance, and all operations and procedures have been described appropriately and are related to the clinical diagnosis recorded; providing technical advice to the professional staff relative to the best method; and providing technical advice to professional staff relative to the best method of recording diagnoses and operations to assure maximum reimbursement potential
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Basic Requirements
(1) Citizenship: US Citizenship
(2) Education/Experience Requirements: To meet the education/experience requirements you must meet the requirements for A, B, or C, listed below.
(A) Two years of experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work, or provides familiarity with the work. Six months of the required 2 years of experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAs) needed to perform MRT work. OR
(B) Successful completion of an associate's degree with a major field of study in medical record technology/health information technology which was accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) at the time the program was completed. OR
(C) Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying. The following educational/training substitutions are appropriate in this provision for combining education and experience:
Successful completion of an associate's degree in a field of study other than medical records/health information will substitute for 18 months of the required experience.
Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training, obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service under close medical and professional supervision, may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to 1 year of experience.
Successful completion of a post-high school course of study in medical record technology, which includes courses in anatomy, physiology, and medical record techniques and procedures, may substitute on a month-for-month basis for up to 1 year of experience.
Successful completion of post-high school courses for medical administrative personnel, obtained in a closely supervised training program given by the Armed Forces, may be substituted for experience on a month-for-month basis for up to 6 months provided the training program included courses in anatomy, physiology, and medical record techniques and procedures.
In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.
Quality of Experience : Experience is only creditable if it is either directly related to the position to be filled or in a related field. Qualifying experience must also be at a level comparable to medical record technolgy experience at the next lower grade level.
Grade Determinations:
GS-4
Experience or Education: None beyond basic requirements.
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Basic knowledge of medical terminology;
2. Basic knowledge of disease processes and human anatomy;
3. Basic knowledge of medical record/health information guidelines, techniques, and procedures;
4. Knowledge of the medical and legal significance of medical records.
GS-5
Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, at least 1 year of experience at the next lower grade level (GS-4)and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
OR,
Education: Successful completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in medical record technology/health information technology or a related degree with courses related to medical record technology sufficient to evidence the core competencies identified.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1 . Ability to apply knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy/pathophysiology, and disease processes sufficient to appropriately file, locate, and disclose health information;
2. Ability to correctly apply a practical knowledge of laws and regulations related to the confidentiality of health information and the release of information from medical records;
3. Knowledge of the internal organization of medical records and medical record references and procedures as appropriate to the position.
4. Ability to use health information software appropriate to the position, such as the electronic patient record, record tracking systems, chart deficiency systems, coding and abstracting systems, release of information systems, document scanning technology, electronic spreadsheets, transcription systems, encoder products, electronic encounter forms, database software, etc.
GS-6
Experience. One year of experience comparable to the next lower level (GS-05) and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Ability to apply knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy/pathophysiology, and disease processes to fully understand the content of a patient record;
2. Ability to navigate efficiently through the paper and electronic medical record to find needed information;
3. Skill in interpreting and adapting health information guidelines that are not completely applicable to the work or have gaps in specificity and ability to use judgment in completing assignments with incomplete or inadequate guidelines;
4. If assigned to medical record analysis, ability to judge whether medical records contain sufficient information for regulatory requirements; are acceptable as legal documents; are adequate for continuity of patient care; and support education and research needs. This includes the ability to take appropriate actions if medical record contents are not adequate; accurate, timely, and/or reliable;
5. Ability to apply laws and regulations on the confidentiality of health information (e.g., Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA);
6 . If assigned to a medical coding position, comprehensive knowledge of classification systems, such as current versions of International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Technology (CPT), the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), and skill in applying coding knowledge.
GS-7
Experience. One year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level (GS-06) and must fully meet the KSAs at that level. (This is considered to be the full performance level for this assignment.) Certification is desired (not required) at the GS-07 grade level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1 Knowledge of classification systems, such as current versions of ICD, CPT, SNOMED or HCPCS, and skill in applying coding knowledge to a wide range of specialty areas;
2 Knowledge of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as well as Medicare/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or VHA medical record documentation requirements;
3 Ability to communicate with clinical staff on coding and documentation issues such as recording inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures, the use of encounter forms, the correct sequencing of diagnoses/ procedures, and/or the relationship between health care documentation and code assignment;
4 Ability to research and solve complex questions related to coding and documentation, such as adequate health information documentation, coding, billing, resident supervision, etc.; and
5 Skill in reviewing and correcting system or processing errors, reviewing transmission reports, and ensuring all assigned episodes are complete and accurate as appropriate to the duties assigned.
(3) Physical Requirement: Applicants must meet physical standards for the position described in VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
(4) English Language Proficiency: Medical Record Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Certification is offered by AHIMA as a Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician-based (CCS-P), or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT). Certification is offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) as a Certified Professional Coder Apprentice (CPC-A), Certified Professional Coder-Hospital Apprentice (CPC-H-A), Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H) and is highly desired at the higher grade levels.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. You can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency.
Veteran's Preference : When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, nonservice-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed SF 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and required documentation with your application materials.
For more information on Veterans' Preference, go to http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Complete application packages will be reviewed to determine if the basic qualifications for this position have been met. A listing of candidates who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the hiring facility where the credentialing and privileging screening process is completed.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ctap .
VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. This is not a guarantee and must be requested in advance.
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This vacancy starts available on: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:40:51 GMT
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