Medical Records Technician (Health Information Technician)

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System is seeking corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the qualification requirements for GL-06/GL-07, with emphasis on medical records management, data systems, and accurate documentation to support health service operations.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience for GL-06 includes organizing and checking medical records for completeness and regulatory compliance.
• Experience at GL-07 includes medical terminology, records review for completeness and alignment with JCAHO standards.
• Combination of education and experience credit is possible; show actual time spent in activities.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, code, compile, and extract medical records data.
• Coordinate documentation and records with hospitals or treatment facilities; track progress of requested materials.

Skills

Medical records management

Data systems familiarity

Administrative support

Education

Graduate education creditable if related to the work

Tools

ICD-9-CM

FOIA/Privacy Act knowledge

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education:

GL-06 AND GL-07: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GL-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR

Experience:

GL-06:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Applicants at this level should be familiar with various automated and data systems and have the ability to key and/or code information.

Experience at this level demonstrates technical and administrative support through the ability to review, analyze, code, compile, and extract records data.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in organizing and checking medical records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Experience in maintaining tracking and suspense systems and experience which requires the coordination and scheduling of appointment to facilitate patient treatment.
• Experience in performing a variety of administrative duties such as preparing reports, purchase orders, receiving reports, pay vouchers, and medical referrals for treatment.

GL-07:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Applicants at this level should be versed in medical terminology, medical records, and documentation requests and have the ability to examine medical records for completeness, consistency and compliance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare (JCAHO).

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in discerning discrepancies or deficiencies, and prepare written notifications for corrective action concerning inmates files/patient records.
• Experience in coding records using ICD-9-CM. Knowledgeable concerning the release of information under various methods to include the FOIA and Privacy Act.
• Experience in developing various statistical reports to assist health service operations and be capable of retrieving information, conducting research and analyzing records for completeness and compliance with standards.
• Experience in coordinating documentation and record information with hospitals, other treatment facilities, or other outside organizations and tracks progress of requested materials.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.