Medical Records Technician (OA)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA is seeking a Medical Records Technician (OA) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. The role involves reviewing, analyzing, and processing medical records and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The incumbent will maintain records, answer patient inquiries, and proficiently use Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems as part of daily duties in a DoD DHA direct hire context.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including answering patient inquiries, maintaining medical records files, and utilizing electronic health record systems.
• Proficiency in typing 40 words per minute with few errors to meet job standards.
• Education or combination of education and experience meeting DoD DHA qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and process medical records to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain and organize medical records files for Navy Medical Center Portsmouth.
• Utilize Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to extract and verify data.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Records management

Patient inquiries handling

Education

Four years of education beyond high school

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems

Job description

About the Position:

Serve as a Medical Records Technician (OA) performing records work concerned with reviewing, analyzing, processing, and maintaining medical records; compiling or extracting medical records data to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes answering patient inquires, maintaining medical records files, and utilizing electronic health record systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR

Education:

Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR

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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Proficiency Required:

This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.