Sunday, 27 May 2018

Medical Records Technician (Coder) at Indian Health Service Lawrence, KS, USA

Last date: Jun 17, 2018
Ref: 2037403159
Discipline: Engineering, Engineering (Miscellaneous), Medicine,Medical
Contract Type: Full Time
Job Type: TechnicanSummary
Summary:
This position serves as a Coder and Clinical Data Analyst located at one of the Indian hospitals, clinics, or health centers in the Oklahoma City Area. The purpose of this position is to interpret and analyze clinical data, assign, and audit diagnostic and procedural codes, abstract clinical information into the computer database, and make determinations regarding appropriate utilization of services/medical necessity for all types of hospital/clinic records.

This Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) allows acceptance of applications throughout the year with eligible applicants being placed on the OCA register and referred for consideration when vacancies occur. **Your application will expire in 3 months. You must reapply at least every 3 months to keep your application active for this vacancy.**


The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. The IHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position is being announced concurrently under Merit Promotion and Excepted Service procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number **IHS-18-OK-10139458-ESEP/MP** for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered under both announcements.

Responsibilities

* Accurately code diagnoses and procedures in accordance with coding guidelines.
* Analyze provider documentation to assign appropriate evaluation and management levels.
* Formulate written and verbal queries to providers to clarify documentation discrepancies or confirm specificity.
* Analyze health record to assure presence and compliance of all component parts.


Conditions of Employment

* Selectee will be subject to a pre-employment fingerprint check.
* Selectee will be subject to a background investigation.
* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
* U.S. Citizenship is required.
* Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required
* Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.

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.

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
**GS-06:** Your resume must demonstrate at least one 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: Analyzing, interpreting, and abstracting data from clinical documentation and/or electronic health record to assure the presence and compliance of all component parts of the record; and assigning diagnostic and procedure codes.

**GS-07:** Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector) performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Analyzing, interpreting, and abstracting data from clinical documentation and/or electronic health record to assure the presence and compliance of all component parts of the record; performing quality and medico-legal analysis to ensure requirements of the record are complete, accurate, and reflects sufficient data to justify the diagnosis and warranted treatment; and reviewing, assigning, and correcting diagnostic and procedure codes.

As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, one year of graduate education (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours) may be credited at the GS-7 level in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position (such as: Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Management).

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

How to Apply

**To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below.**

1. Click 'Apply' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
2. Follow the prompts to upload required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire.
3. Please ensure you click the 'Submit Application' button to submit your application.
4. Applications must be received by the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
5. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Home, then click the Job Title to expand the details. Return to an incomplete application by clicking Apply Online in the vacancy announcement and re-selecting your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account.
The IHS provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Erin Biery, (405) 951-3726, and/or Erin.Biery@ihs.gov.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: https://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=faq


*Open & closing dates:* 03/05/2018 to 09/30/2018

*Salary:* $37,223 to $59,557 per year

*Pay scale & grade:* GS 6 - 7

*Work schedule:* Multiple Schedules


*Appointment type:* Multiple Appointment Types


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