About the Position This position is located in Patient Administration Records/Inpatient Record office, Army Medical Center Darnall, Fort Hood. TX. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Perform a full range of routine standardized medical record procedures, methods, and requirements Carry out a variety of electronic medical record functions such as quality improving, deficiency tracking, and compiling medical data. Collect and organize data needed to produce statistical reports within the Inpatient Coding Section. Analyze inpatient medical records ensuring the confidentiality and guidance as required by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Ensure that the documents contained in the medical record are valid and free of technical errors. Utilize inpatient coding guidelines to codes disease and injury diagnoses.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a coding certification from either the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) within 9 months of employment.

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 1) reviewing and analyzing medical data; 2) coding diseases, injuries, and/or medical procedures in accordance with established coding regulations; 3) performing audits of coded medical records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Medical Records Administration or Health Information Administration. 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 semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. Licensure/Certification: Coding certification from either the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

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-DD83DC DHA CENTRAL TEXAS MKT-DARNALL AMC DO NOT USE Fort Cavazos, TX 76544 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk