This position is located in the Health Information Management Department of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center located in Phoenix, AZ. The incumbent serves as Medical Records Technician, Health Information Management, performing a full range of well-established clerical and technical work essential to the day-to-day operation involving processing and maintaining medical records for compliance with regulatory requirements.

Duties

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information. Serves as Medical Record Technician assisting patients, health care providers, insurance companies, attorneys and other health care facilities providing current and historical medical records and other pertinent patient data as requested and assuring confidentiality is maintained. Retrieves patients' medical records in advance for scheduled appointments and walk-in requests for clinic visits. Responsible for generating, creating, printing and attaching routing slips to each medical record. Responds to telephone inquiries from professional staff requesting specific information. Purges inactive records for transmittal to Federal Records Center on an ongoing basis in accordance with IHS guidelines and PIMC HIM procedures. Responsible for receiving and processing all requests for the release of information.

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-0675-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Examples include: Scans documents into the electronic health record (EHR). Prepares correspondence for fax, mail, or personal pick up. Analyzes and audits protected health information in paper and electronic health records system for ambulatory patient records. OR Completion of four (4) years of education above the high school level. OR A combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for GS-05 grade level. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-0675-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Examples include: Performs duties related to the receipt, scanning, indexing, and filing of non-electronic medical and administrative information/forms. Processes routine requests for Release of Information (ROI) that present in-person, mail, fax, and/or phone while ensuring identification and authorization before releasing. Pulls, purges, and sorts lists of inactive medical records. Conducts quality audits to verify the integrity and overall quality of scanned images. 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

This position has an education requirement. 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 Phoenix Service Unit 1616 E Indian School Rd Suite 360 Phoenix, AZ 85016 US
• Name: Chelsea Banteah
• Email: [email protected]