Medical Insurance Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Riley (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks a Medical Insurance Technician at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. The role involves billing, collecting, depositing funds, and auditing patient accounts within a federal healthcare facility.

Qualifications include one year of specialized experience or one year of graduate education in healthcare administration, health information management, accounting, or related field. Direct hire authority may apply.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in billing, collecting, and/or depositing funds.
• One full year of graduate-level education in healthcare administration or related field.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify.

Skills

Billing & collections

Auditing patient accounts

Education

Graduate-level education in healthcare admin or related field

Job description

About the Position:

• This position is located at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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.

Basic Requirements for Medical Insurance Technician:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes performing billing, collecting, and/or depositing of funds for a medical facility and conducting audits of patient accounts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Education:

One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as healthcare administration, health services management, health information management, accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field.

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) by 18. Add the two percentages.