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Supervisory Medical Records Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Fort Carson, Colorado
Salary
$63,351 - $82,362
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 30, 2026
GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team that manages and codes medical records in a military hospital, ensuring accurate documentation of patient diagnoses, procedures, and treatments while meeting government standards.
It requires overseeing daily operations, training staff, and analyzing records for quality and compliance.
A good fit would be someone with experience in health information management who enjoys supervising others in a structured, fast-paced healthcare environment.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-07 level or equivalent, including coding diagnoses/procedures, auditing medical records, compiling data, and managing record storage/retrieval
- RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) certification highly desired
- One coding credential from AAPC (e.g., CPC) or RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) from AHIMA, must be submitted with application
- Ability to oversee ambulatory and inpatient medical records sections
- Skills in ensuring compliance with DoD, DA, and MTF standards for coding, DRG assignments, quality, and productivity
- Experience conducting qualitative analysis of inpatient records and resolving discrepancies with providers
- Proficiency in training and instructing staff on records review, coding, and maintenance
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located in Inpatient Medical Records/IP REC at Evans Army Community Hospital Fort Carson , CO.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation This position is a TERM position NTE 2 years. It is time-limited and may be extended up to maximum of eight years. May become permanent if applicable.
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.
RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) and 1 coding credential from AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) or RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) from AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) is highly desired and must be submitted in your application.
Specialize experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes determine appropriate diagnoses and/or procedure codes for diseases, injuries, and operations; reviewing, auditing, and analyzing clinical medical records for compliance; compile statistical data relating to medical records and/or release medical records; and storing, retrieving, maintaining, and retiring medical records.
Major Duties:
- Coding and diagnosis related group (DRG) Assignments.
- Oversees the activities and services of the ambulatory/inpatient sections.
- Ensures facility meets Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Army (DA), and MTF goals and standards in all coding and diagnosis related group (DRG) assignment procedures, quality levels, and productivity expectations.
- Reviews clinical records for purpose of obtaining all data pertaining to previous reporting.
- Refers any discrepancies in the sequencing of diagnoses and procedures to the provider for resolution with justification for proposing changes.
- Conducts initial and remedial individual instruction for assigned employees regarding proper records review, coding, and maintenance.
- Performs qualitative analysis of inpatient medical records.
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