Lead Medical Records Technician; ROI

Summary

This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Eastern Kansas VA Medical Center. The MRT (ROI) reviews and processes requests for patient protected health information (PHI) and provides direct customer service to the Veteran (or third party) – by providing copies of the Veteran's PHI – when a signed – written request is received – or upon the Veteran's valid authorization to a third party.

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship:
  Be a citizen of the United States (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g - of this part.) 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: (a) 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. (b) 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
• Grade Determination:
  In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met for this position:
  Lead Medical Records Technician (ROI) - GS-7
  
  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:
  Ability to work with a team to provide technical guidance - plan - organize - and coordinate activities of release of information to effectively complete job assignments (i.e.
  
  - distributing workload - monitoring the status and progress of work - monitoring accuracy of work - and ensuring required timelines are met.) Knowledge of the laws and regulations related to the authorization and disclosure of health information
• Ability to effectively communicate - both orally and in writing - to meet program objectives
• Ability to prepare reports in various formats and present data to various organizational levels
• Ability to provide or coordinate staff development and training
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Release of Information - Administrative Duties - ECFAX - Standard Office Equipment Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work is mostly sedentary
• It typically requires sitting with sustained periods of concentration
• There will be some walking - standing - bending - and carrying of…