Medical Records Administration Specialist

Duties

Summary

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Requirements

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Basic Requirements: Education: Successfully completed training in an approved school for medical records technicians equates to 1 year of general experience. No credit may be given for partial completion of such training. Successful completion of a bachelor's degree in a medical records administration educational program accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) meets the requirements for GS-5 positions. Successful completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree (in any field) and 1 year in a medical records administration educational program accredited by AHIMA and CAHEA meets the requirements for GS-07. OR General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience in the preparation, maintenance, and management of medical records and health information systems that provided a knowledge of medical terminology, medical records procedures, and medical, administrative, and legal requirements of health care delivery systems. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-05): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Planning, developing, and directing a medical records program for a health care facility that meets both institutional goals and standards of accrediting agencies. Evaluating and analyzing the organization and operation of medical records services, including medical records and indexes, and recommending and/or implementing appropriate revisions and modifications. Assisting medical and administrative staff in evaluating the quality and appropriateness of patient and health care services. Designing information systems to collect, analyze, monitor, report, and maintain privacy and confidentiality of patient and institutional data for health care related programs, and evaluating and implementing changes to assure the reliability of data. Developing and implementing policies and procedures for processing legal medical documents and insurance and correspondence requests in accordance with Federal, State, and local statutes. AND In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have: Education: GL-05: Successful completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. GL-07: One full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. OR Experience: GL-05: Three years of general experience, one year of which was equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. General experience is progressively responsible experience gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. Experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provided evidence of the particular qualifications necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Experience of general clerical nature typing, filing, routine procedural processing, maintaining records, or other non-specialized tasks) is not creditable. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience reviewing the accuracy of a medical records release of information request and tracking its progress. Experience analyzing incoming email/mail and the routing process. Experience analyzing record storage and retrieval policies and procedures. GL-07: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience working with automated medical records systems. Experience recognizing acceptable medical record standards, medical and legal requirements, and proper maintenance of medical records. Experience maintaining computer programs to accommodate health information data. Experience reviewing routine health information and procedures for local compliance with regulatory, professional or JCAHO standards. Experience and knowledge of the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act and agency policies concerning release of medical information. OR Combination of Education and Experience: GL-05 and GL-07: Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**