Medical Records Technician (OA)

About the Position: Serve as a Medical Records Technician (OA) performing records work concerned with reviewing, analyzing, processing, and maintaining medical records; compiling or extracting medical records data to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Reviews, analyzes, initiates and maintains medical records in accordance with prescribed directives. | Files results for treatments such as laboratory reports and a variety of medical tests and radiology results. | Send requests to the legal office for review/recommendations. | Follows standard operating procedures to research, analyze and abstract pertinent information from records that may include multiple injuries, diseases and/or medico/surgical procedures and reports findings to requestors. | Initiates, post charges, and forwards billing statements to appropriate accounting officer for action. | Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents and formats. | Provide instruction and orientation to the medical staff on medico legal aspects of record keeping.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 answering patient inquires, maintaining medical records files, and utilizing electronic health record systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

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Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. | This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required. | This position has mandatory seasonal Influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal Influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).