Lead Medical Records Technician

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located with the Naval Health Clinic, Directorate of Administration at Oak Harbor, Washington. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes distributing and monitoring staff schedule and/or workload and utilizing an office automation system to prepare reports and resolve discrepancies.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some 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. Major Duties:

• Serve as the work leader for Medical Records and Registration Technicians.
• Develop and adjust weekly rotating staff schedules to maintain even workflow.
• Monitor work in progress through spot checks and review to ensure compliance with established procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Provide on-the-job training, answer task-specific questions, and ensure staff remain current on policies, procedures, and directives.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on medical records management and provide detailed guidance to clinical staff on complex medical record and Privacy Act requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on scanned medical documentation to verify legibility, correct naming conventions, and proper placement within the Electronic Health Record.