Medical Records Technician; Coder

About the Position

The incumbent serves as Medical Records Technician (MRT), functioning primarily as an inpatient/outpatient records coder. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

• Utilize hospital automated patient health record related software such as, the Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS to retrieve various reports and input data.
• Serve as Medical Records Technician (MRT), functioning primarily as an inpatient/ outpatient records coder.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and third-party insurance requirements in utilizing the International Code of Diseases-10 Clinical Modifications (ICD-10-CM), and Procedure Coding System (PCS) coding books.
• Assign specific codes to medical records, sequencing and determining codes to accurately reflect the resources and procedures used in the care of the patients.
• Use specialized procedures and methods to correct and amend records.
• Code complicated medical records having diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic procedures on specific DRGs that are identified as difficult to classify.
• Identify and document any incident which may denote a potential compensatory event or questionable breach of quality of care delivered.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position is subject to screening and update of required immunizations unless exempted for medical or administrative reasons.