About the Position: This position is located in Patient Administration at Army Medical Center Womack, Fort Liberty, NC. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Duties

Provide guidance for coding Classification of Diseases, Current Procedural Terminology, Procedure Coding System and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. Participate on hospital committees that address medical records coding, quality assurance, and Data Quality. Interface with coding staff, MRA, administrators, physicians, medical records personnel, third party auditors utilization review/quality assurance coordinators regarding trends/analysis. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates to include establishment of priorities and preparation of schedules for completion of work and negation of backlogs. Provide training and feedback regarding coding and documentation. Oversee coding functions for Military Treatment Facilities and or Hospital. Analyze effectiveness of the outpatient/inpatient coding program and implement changes as needed in accordance with the Medical Treatment Facility’s Coding Compliance Plan and higher headquarters guidance. Utilize graphs, spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software to gather, develop and deliver coding statistics to the clinical services.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.

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 coding medical data or medical records; conducting quality control of medical records; and conducting group education briefings on coding for personnel. OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. [remove LL.M., if unrelated] in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Health Information Management or Health Care Management. 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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. This position recommends that you be certified as a RHIA, RHIT, CCS , CCS-P, CCA, CPC, CPC-H. within 90 days of occupying the position.

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-DDAAFN DHA CENTRAL NC MARKET DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk