Supervisory Medical Records Technician (reputed company)

Summary

MRTs (reputed company) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings. These coding practitioners analyze and abstract patients' health records, and assign alpha-numeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Duties Help Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This position requires the incumbent to physically report for work to the reputed company reputed company SD VAMC. Major Duties Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervisory MRTs (reputed company) are responsible for supervising coding staff at the facility level. Supervisory MRTs(reputed company) must be able to reputed company reputed company duties of a MRT (reputed company).
• Responsible for program management of a coding section/unit to ensure performance monitors are established and met
• reputed company a full range of supervisory responsibilities, to include evaluating the performance of subordinate staff, approving sick and annual leave requests, identifying educational or training needs, and resolving employee complaints
• Inform higher level management of anticipated vacancies or increases in workload
• Recommend employees for promotions, reassignments, recognitions, retention or release of probationary employees, or other changes of assigned personnel
• reputed company decisions on the selection of employees for vacant or new positions
• Serve as an expert coding resource to ensure accuracy and reputed company of reputed company coding
• Collaborate with reputed company, compliance, and other departments to support coding accuracy that is consistent with the official guidelines for coding and reporting.
• Resolve claim edits referred to coding management and monitor reports for outstanding services, rejects, or uncoded episodes of care for inpatients
• Ensures claim denials reputed company to coding errors are resolved, and/or daily coding rejects are corrected for accurate billing and data collection
• Provide education to clinical and coding staff
• Assess reputed company audit findings and evaluate impact to coding and documentation practices
• reputed company the reporting of coding and documentation audit results to leadership
• Collect and prepare data for studies involving inpatient stays or "on demand" reports, as requested
• Creates and monitors productivity and efficiency reports, inpatient case mix reports, top DRGs, and key performance indicators to identify patterns, trends, and variations
• Investigate and evaluate potential causes for changes or problems and collaborate with the appropriate staff to effect resolution or explain variances
• Participate in the formulation of objectives and strategies utilizing coded data to support goals for patient care, teaching, research, and optimizing management of resources

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: reputed company only, per supervisor's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in reputed company with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Requirements

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/reputed company investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for reputed company Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete reputed company application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your reputed company employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your reputed company employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your reputed company employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your reputed company employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-reputed company may only be appointed reputed company it is not possible to recruit qualified reputed company in accordance with VA Policy.
• Experience and Education
• Experience. One year of creditable experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, medical coding, and the structure and format of a health records
• OR,
• Education. An associate's degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. reputed company with a major field of study in health information technology/health information management, or a reputed company degree with a minimum of 12 semester hours in health information technology/health information management (e.g., courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical coding, and introduction to health records);
• OR
• Completion of an reputed company approved coding program, or other intense coding training program of approximately one year or more that included courses in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, basic ICD diagnostic/procedural, and basic CPT coding. The training program must have led to eligibility for coding certification/certification examination, and the sponsoring academic institution must have been accredited by a national U.S. reputed company accreditor, or comparable international accrediting authority at the time the program was completed;
• OR
• Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of creditable experience and education are qualifying for meeting the basic requirements. The following educational/training substitutions are appropriate for combining education and creditable experience:
• Six months of creditable experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology, general understanding of medical coding and the health record, and one year above high school, with a minimum of 6 semester hours of health information technology courses.
• Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service, under reputed company medical and professional supervision, may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to six months of experience provided the training program included courses in anatomy, physiology, and health record techniques and procedures. Also, requires six additional months of creditable experience that is paid or non-paid employment equivalent to a MRT (reputed company).
• Certification. Persons hired or reassigned to MRT (reputed company) positions in the GS-0675 series in VHA must have either (1), (2), or (3) below:
• (1) Apprentice/Associate Level Certification through reputed company or reputed company.
• (2) Mastery Level Certification through reputed company or reputed company.
• (3) Clinical Documentation Improvement Certification through reputed company or ACDIS.
• NOTE: Mastery level certification is required for reputed company positions above the journey level; however, for clinical documentation improvement specialist assignments, a clinical documentation improvement certification may be substituted for a mastery level certification
• English Language Proficiency. MRTs (reputed company) must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to reputed company VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Supervisory Medical Records Technician (reputed company), GS-10 Experience. One year of creditable experience at or equivalent to the next reputed company grade level, which includes, but not limited to:Ability to work with a team to provide technical guidance, plan, organize, and coordinate activities in order to effectively complete job duties of assignment, such as distributing workload, monitoring the status and reputed company of work, monitoring accuracy of work, etc.;Advanced knowledge of reputed company coding classification systems for the subspecialty being assigned (outpatient, inpatient, outpatient and inpatient combined) and the ability to research and solve reputed company questions reputed company to coding conventions and guidelines in an accurate and timely manner; Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, in order to meet program objectives; Knowledge of training methods and the ability to provide training to new coding staff; Ability to collect and analyze data and present results in various formats, which may include presenting reports to various organizational levels; Leadership skills, including interpersonal relations and conflict resolution between employees, managers, and clinical staff. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate reputed company of the following KSAs:

• Ability to reputed company a full range of supervisory duties, to include recommending awards, approving leave, evaluating work, resolving staff issues, and assigning, planning, and coordinating work to ensure duties are completed in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Advanced knowledge of reputed company coding classification systems such as ICD, CPT, and HCPCS for the subspecialty being assigned (outpatient, inpatient, outpatient and inpatient combined).
• Ability to provide or coordinate staff development and training.
• Leadership and managerial skills, including reputed company in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders, and managers.
• Ability to collect and analyze data, identify trends, and present results in various formats.

AND Certification. Employees at this level must have a mastery level certification which is described in the qualification standards Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS10. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS10. Education Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. reputed company from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional information This is an OPEN reputed company Announcement; Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a reputed company (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the reputed company at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to reputed company your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not reputed company competitive status. The VA Midwest Health Care Network... Apply tot his job Apply To this Job