Interdisciplinary (Non-Medical Clinical Counselor)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
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MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN (OA)
Naval Medical Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$41,591 - $54,071
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves handling medical paperwork, organizing patient files, and supporting the medical board process at a naval hospital, including greeting people, checking documents for errors, and updating patients on their cases.
It's a good fit for someone with office experience who is detail-oriented and comfortable working with health records in a military medical setting.
No advanced medical knowledge is needed, just solid clerical skills.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of general clerical, office, or administrative experience
- Ability to maintain numerical and alphabetical filing systems
- Proficiency in reviewing and editing documents for completeness, accuracy, grammar, and medical terminology
- Skills in customer service, such as greeting individuals and providing status updates
- Experience operating word processors and typewriters
- Attention to detail for handling sensitive health records and paperwork
Full Job Description
You will serve as a MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (OA) in the Medical Board Division, Patient Administration Department, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton of NMRTC CAMP PENDLETON CA.
In order to qualify for this position your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position.
Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of general experience in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
General Experience -One year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:
- You will greet customers and receive incoming paperwork such as doctor's memoranda, abbreviated limited duty forms, and health records.
- You will maintain numerical and alphabetical files.
- You will review handwritten or typed rough draft Medical Board reports for completeness and accuracy and making corrections in grammar, medical terms, and format.
- You will notify patient when medical board is ready for review.
- You will conduct status checks and provide information regarding progress of patient's board in the system.
- You will operate word processor and electric typewriters.
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