Medical Records Admintrator Specialist

US Department of Veterans Affairs; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 68 000 - 86 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Medical Records Administration Specialist to manage and analyze health information, ensuring compliance with HIM standards in North Hills, CA.

The role involves maintaining and supervising the use of medical records and health information systems. Applicants must meet federal education and experience requirements, with certification in AHIMA or AAPC or HIM certification as applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience or education in health information management and records.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on health information practices.
• Skill in extracting and analyzing health data for reports.
• Knowledge of performance improvement techniques in HIM.

Responsabilités

• Manage, preserve, analyze, and supervise the use of health records and health information systems.
• Provide services related to medical record administration and health information management.
• Advise management on documentation, compliance, and records processes.

Connaissances

Health info mgmt

Data extraction

Report writing

Process improvement

Advising leadership

Formation

Health information management degree

Bachelor's degree equivalence

Graduate education (master's)

Description du poste

Medical Records Administration Specialists in VHA perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. MRASs manage, preserve, analyze, and supervise the use of diagnostic and therapeutic health records/health information management. This position is located at 16111 Plummer Street, North Hills, CA 91343. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education or Experience (1) Experience (a) Three years of experience in the field of medical records that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of medical records and health information systems. At least 1 year of this experience must be comparable to a GS-4 level position. An associate's degree in the health information field plus 1 year of experience that included the preparation, maintenance, and management of medical records and health information systems. NOTE: Successfully completed training for health information technicians in a school accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) at the time the program was completed may be substituted for 1 year of experience. No credit may be given for partial completion of such training. OR,(2) Education. Education equivalent to a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university or college. OR, Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be used to meet basic requirements.
• Certification. Persons hired or reassigned to MRA positions in the GS-0669 series in VHA must meet one of the following: (1) Coding Certification through AHIMA or AAPC -OR- (2) HIM Certification through AHIMA -OR- (3) Health Data Analyst Certification through AHIMA.
• Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
• English Language Proficiency. MRAs must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

Medical Administration Specialist GS-09

(a) One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics described at that level -OR- (b) Education equivalent to two full years of progressively higher level graduate education or a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited college or university in a field directly related to health information management. And

(c) Must Demonstrated All the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. 1. Knowledge of medical and legal requirements related to health information management and health records.
2. 2. Ability to provide technical advice and guidance on health information management practices.
3. 3. Skill in extracting data from various sources and analyzing health information to create report.
4. 4. Skill in researching, interpreting, and applying health information management guidelines.
5. 5. Knowledge of performance and process improvement techniques to develop new or improved solutions in health information management.

Medical Records Administration Specialist, GS-11

(a) One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level that demonstrates all of the KSAs described at that level. -OR- (b) Education equivalent to three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited university or college in the field of health information management.

(c) Must Demonstrated All the Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities:

1. 1. Skill in performance and process improvement techniques to develop and implement new or improved solutions in health information management.
2. 2. Ability to advise management and staff, at various levels, regarding health record documentation requirements and health information management practices based on current industry standards, policies, statues, laws, and regulations.
3. 3. Ability to plan, justify, develop, evaluate, assess, monitor, and advise on current health information management processes and recommend changes in policies or procedures.
4. 4. Ability to determine and evaluate compliance with legal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines and accrediting bodies, as they apply to health information management.
5. 5. Ability to acquire, manage, analyze, interpret, and transform data into 8 accurate, consistent, and meaningful information.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is 11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 09 to 11.

Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements: The work is for the most part sedentary, with occasional lifting of files usually not exceeding 25 lbs.