Medical Records Technician (Office Automation)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Alaska; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Basset Army Community Hospital in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, seeks a Medical Records Technician (Office Automation) for the Patient Administration Records section. This Direct Hire Solicitation emphasizes handling medical record requests, processing correspondence, and maintaining documents with accuracy.

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of specialized experience, be a proficient typist (40 wpm), and use office automation software to manage patient records. U.S.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience using office automated systems and software to create and manipulate documents.
• Experience composing and processing correspondence for medical record requests.
• Ability to review patients' medical records.
• Qualified typist: 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Office automation software

Medical records management

Job description

About the Position

This is a Medical Records Technician (Office Automation) position in Patient Administration Records, Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Federal employees in Alaska are currently entitled to receive a 1.49% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. This is subject to change.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 utilizing various office automated systems and software to create and manipulate documents; composing and processing correspondence for medical record requests; and reviewing patient's medical records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

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.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.