Medical Records Technician (Coder)

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 translating diagnostic or procedural phrases from the medical record into coded form, reviewing medical records for accuracy; and correcting inconsistencies or discrepancies in the medical documentation/record.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Health Informatics, Healthcare Administration, or Health Information Management (HIM).

OR 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 by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Assigns specific codes to medical records, sequencing, and determining codes to accurately reflect the resources and procedures used in the care of the patients.,Ensure compliance with regulatory, internal, and third-party insurance requirements in utilizing the ICD-10-CM, PCS, CPT, and HCPCS LEVEL II coding books.,Codes complicated medical records having diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic procedures on specific DRGs that are identified as difficult to classify.,Applies considerable judgement to relate appropriate diagnosis and treatment procedures to interpret, analyze, and select correct codes.