Medical Records Technician

Full Job Description

Position is located in the Medical Records department of a medical center, hospital or health care center within various Indian Health Service Unit for both Ambulatory and Inpatient Services.

USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

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; social).

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

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Receives, sorts documents in preparation for scanning, reviews and cross-reference the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for patient identification.

Receive, review and validate all requests for disclosure from hospitals, attorney, law enforcement agencies, medical audits/reviews, Social Security Administration, private physicians, insurance companies, individual request and others including subpoenas.

Research, abstract medical information from hybrid record system and disclose requested information following the regulation and policies.

Make the final determination that the record is accurate, complete, and reflects sufficient data to justify the diagnosis and warrant the treatment and end results without infringing on the decisions concerning a physician's clinical judgment.

Educate and enroll patients to access their online Personal Health Record (PHR).

GS-05: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-04 grade level AND/OR four (4) years of education above high school.

Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level.

Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).

You must meet all qualification requirements by the respective cut-off day of rating to be eleigible for consderation. Major Duties:

All Grade levels MAY NOT be available at all locations.

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Medical Records Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Perform a variety of medical records technician duties which include the complete and accurate process and maintenance of hybrid (paper/electronic) environment of analyzing, filing, compiling, scanning, releasing information, retrieving and dispatching charts/documents, file managing, archiving Third Party, and entering data of treatment provided to patients within a complex health care facility.

Perform comprehensive review of the record Evaluate the record for documentation, consistency, accuracy and correlation of recorded data.

Analyze provider documentation to assure the appropriate codes Evaluation and Management. levels are assigned using the correct codes and applicable modifiers.

Assure diagnostic and procedural terminology used is consistent with medical nomenclature. Perform routine audits in accordance with Agency compliance plan.