This position serves as a Medical Records Technician located in the Health Information Management Department at the Blackfeet Service Unit in Browning, MT. This position reports to the Medical Records Administration Specialist or designee. This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applicants. Applicants who previously applied need not to, unless updating and/or submitting missing information.

Duties

Scans documents, reports, and other pertinent data into the Electronic Health Record. Processes Release of Information (ROI) requests, enters ROI information into the system and forward records to referral providers in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws and federal regulations. Maintains paper and electronic medical records in accordance with policy and regulations. Assists all providers in completion of their health record documentation and assists providers in locating medical record documentation. Assembles medical records and new charts; Analyzes and evaluates medical records for completeness and consistency.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-03: Six (6) months of general experience OR one (1) year of education above high school. GS-04: One (1) year general experience OR two (2) years of education above high school. GS-05: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level OR four (4) years of education above high school. GS-06: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level. Specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level Responding to requests for information, preparing correspondence for fax, mail, or personal pick up, scanning documents into the electronic health record (EHR), reviewing medical records in a clinic or hospital setting for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations, assembles medical charts to ensure proper sequence and verifies all necessary forms and documents are present. Specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level Responding to requests for information, preparing correspondence for fax, mail, or personal pick up, scanning documents into the electronic health record (EHR), reviewing medical records in a clinic or hospital setting for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations, assembles medical charts to ensure proper sequence and verifies all necessary forms and documents are present; retrieving patient medical records for physicians or other medical personnel, processing patient admission or discharge documents, conducting quality audits and verifying the integrity and overall quality of scanned images. General Experience Progressively responsible clerical, office or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialized Experience Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Education must have been obtained in accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Blackfeet Service Unit PO Box 760 760 Hospital Circle Browning, MT 59417 US
• Name: Amber Cantu
• Phone: (406) 861-3500
• Email: [email protected]