Medical Records Technician (Office Automation)

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Alaska; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bassett Army Community Hospital in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, seeks a Medical Records Technician (Office Automation) to manage and process medical record requests using office automation systems.

This Direct Hire solicitation notes a 1.49% COLA for Alaska, and requires one year of specialized experience including creating/manipulating documents and reviewing patient records; a qualified typist is required (40 WPM).

Qualifications

• One-year specialized experience in using office automated systems to create and manipulate documents.
• Composing and processing correspondence for medical record requests.
• Reviewing patients' medical records for accuracy and completeness.

Responsibilities

• Create and manipulate documents using office automation systems.
• Process medical record requests and respond to authorized requests.
• Review and verify patient medical records for accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Tools

Office automation software

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 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 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.