About the Position: This position falls under the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Tidewater Market, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, directing and supervising the review, analysis, research, and maintenance of the Inpatient Medical Records Branch and the Medical Record Archive System under the Director of Administration, Inpatient Administration.

Duties

Ensure compliance with The Joint Commission standards for medical care and processing of inpatient medical records in accordance with procedures established in the Inpatient Record Branch. Assist lower graded clerks/technicians in responding to unusually difficult/sensitive cases. Perform record control duties, determining the validity of requests, ensuring records are loaned only to authorized personnel in accordance with established procedures. Responsible for the establishment, maintenance, and accountability of medical records of active duty military, retirees, dependents, and civilians. Ensure records are adequate for research and training purposes. Perform quality control sampling of medical records to verify proper maintenance and to identify patterns of improper maintenance, directing correction of records where appropriate. Develops and monitors the Medical Record Quality Improvement Program. Ensure the compilation and reporting of pertinent medical/statistical data to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements. Develop and implement standard operating procedures for the program and updates the procedures as needed. Complete processing, ensure appropriate indexes are included and makes appropriate arrangements for shipment of records to the designated Military Personnel Records Center. Release information from the inpatient record to patients and medical center personnel according to established procedures. Plan work, set priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work, make work assignments based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignments and the capability of subordinates. Evaluate performance, provide advice, counsel or instructions to individual employees concerning work and administrative matters. Review completed work assignments for effectiveness and contents, take corrective action by reviewing, accepting or rejecting any work that fails published standards and policies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position is covered by Health Affairs Policy 97006, 23 Oct 96 the position requires the employee to obtain Hepatitis B immunizations and Tuberculin testing unless exempt by physician.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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) Performing medical record audits for inconsistencies and/or omissions and maintaining patient medical records in accordance with facility policy, 2) Using knowledge of medical terminology and practical knowledge of anatomy to interpret and document patient care and treatment, and 3) Experience leading a team or project.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DY DHA TIDEWATER MARKET DO NOT MAIL Various Locations, VA 00000 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk