Medical Records Technician; ROI

Summary

The Dayton VA Medical Center is recruiting for a well-qualified Medical Records Technician - in Release of Information. This position serves as a Medical Record Technician (MRT) Release of Information (ROI) and under the supervision of Health Information Management (HIM) section - Patient Business Service. Release of Information (ROI) technicians disclose health information in accordance with all laws and regulations governing authorization and disclosure of health information.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Experience and
  
  Education:
  
  Experience
• One year of creditable experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology and general understanding of health records
• Six months of the required one year of creditable experience must have provided the knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSAs) needed to perform MRT (ROI) work
• OR Education
• An associate's degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with a major field of study in health information technology/health information management - or a related degree with a minimum of 12 semester hours in health information technology/health information management (e.g.
  
  - courses in medical terminology - anatomy and physiology - legal aspects of health care - and introduction to health records)
• OR Experience/Education Combination
• Equivalent combinations of creditable experience and education are qualifying towards meeting basic experience requirements
• The following experience and educational/training substitutions are appropriate for combining education and creditable experience:
  Six months of creditable experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology - privacy and release of information - the health record - and one year above high school with a minimum of six semester hours of health information technology/health information management courses
• Six months of creditable experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology - privacy and release of information - the health record - and 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 close medical and professional supervision
• The training program may be substituted on a month-for- month basis for up to six months of experience provided the training program included courses in anatomy and physiology - and health record techniques and procedures
• Grandfathering Provision
• All persons employed in VHA as a MRT (ROI) on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held - including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• English Language Proficiency
• Medical Records Technologists (ROI) must be proficient in spoken and written English - as required by 38 U.S.C.
• 7403(f)
• Grade Requirements:
  Medical Records Technician (ROI) - GS-6:
  Experience
• One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  Knowledge of the laws and regulations related to the authorization and disclosure of health information (e.g.
  
  - Privacy Act - Freedom of Information Act - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - and 38 U.S.C.
• 7332 - Confidentiality of Certain Medical Records)
• Ability to apply health record documentation guidelines and processes to navigate efficiently through the paper and/or electronic health record to locate - assemble - and disclose protected health information
• Ability to apply policies - procedures - laws - and regulations governing privacy and release of information to process requests for release of information
• Ability to research and solve difficult questions related to release of health information in an accurate and timely manner
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-6.
  
  Physical Requirements:
  
  The work is sedentary - but may require walking - bending - standing - and /or carrying of light items such as files and manuals
• The work does not require any special physical effort or ability
• Good eyesight is necessary
• majority of work is utilizing a computer keyboard.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but are not limited to:
  Evaluates the adequacy of each completed authorization form
• screens each request for information to determine urgency and assures that most urgent requests are completed fist using established priority…