About the Position: Serve as Medical Records Administration Specialist within the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Small Market and Stand-Alone Organization (SSO), Military Treatment Facility (MTF), McGuire AFB. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Serve as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Officer (HPO) for the organization. Responsible for policy implementation, oversight, auditing, and compliance with all HIPAA privacy related issues. Protect and maintains the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of patient information, processed, or authorized to be released by the organization. Implement a mechanism for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating all complaints and of action taken concerning privacy policies or procedural issues. Oversee the destruction of sensitive information, as defined by HIPAA guidance, when information is no longer required for operational or archival purposes.

Requirements

• 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 background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• A supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

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 overseeing the privacy of, and access to, protected health information in compliance with federal and state laws; coordinating with personnel involved in the release of protected health information to ensure full coordination and understanding of policies, procedures, and legal requirements; and supervising staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Medical Records Administration. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83BX DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-JBMDL MCGUIRE DO NOT CONTACT Trenton, NJ 08641 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk