About the Position : Serves as a Medical Records Technician (OA) that performs a variety of duties in selecting, compiling and consolidating medical statistical reports for preparations of a variety of recurring and nonrecurring reports that varies in format, content detail and purpose. Receives instructions on new or changed policies, procedures or regulations and performs assignments. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Receive and screen all incoming correspondence from patients, civilian providers and other military treatment facilities. Serve as a HIPAA compliance officer while performing a series of checks and audits for data quality purposes. Extract medical information from the medical record and prepares correspondence in response to the requests. Request copies of complete medical records and ensure all requests are HIPAA compliant Prepare a variety of materials by utilizing various computer programs to include Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.

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 Tier 1 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing
• 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.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 40 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.

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 registering new patients into healthcare systems, reviewing requests to release medical information according to regulatory requirements; extracting medical information from medical records to prepare correspondence; and inputting data into automated healthcare systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DJ DHA NCR MARKET DO NOT MAIL Various Locations, DC 00000 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk