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Medical Records Administration Specialist (Auditor)
Defense Health Agency
Department of Defense
Location
San Antonio, Texas
Salary
$90,823 - $118,072
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 9, 2026
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves reviewing and auditing medical records to ensure accurate coding and documentation in military health facilities, creating training programs to improve compliance, and developing plans to fix errors.
It's ideal for someone with experience in medical coding who enjoys analyzing data, teaching others, and working in a structured government environment.
The role supports the Defense Health Agency in San Antonio, Texas, and requires strong attention to detail and knowledge of health regulations.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience auditing medical codes to identify deficiencies
- Experience researching regulations and their impact on coding processes
- Ability to identify appropriate codes for recording medical scenarios
- U.S. citizenship
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work
- Strong skills in developing training programs and corrective action plans
- Proficiency in presenting written reports on audit results
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located in San Antonio, Texas with the Defense Health Agency Network Central team.
The position serves as a Medical Records Administrative Specialist Coding Auditor for the Network servicing area, performing in-depth audits and develops detailed training programs related to medical coding and documentation.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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: 1) auditing medical codes to identify deficiencies: 2) researching regulations to identify impact to coding processes, and 3) identifying codes to record medical scenarios.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Major Duties:
- Maintain coding compliance against National and Department of Defense coding guidelines.
- Develop corrective action plans to resolve documentation discrepancies or errors.
- Present written reports for medical coding audit results.
- Coordinate long-range plans for implementation within the Network of Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs).
- Develop training on coding training for Military Treatment/Medical Facilities.
- Perform in-depth audits of medical coding actions.
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