Medical Records Technician (Office Automation)

U.S. Department of Defense; Florida; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Defense is seeking a Medical Records Technician for the Defense Health Agency, Augusta Market, in coordination with SOUTHCOM.

The role involves reviewing and maintaining medical records to ensure compliance with regulatory directives and accreditation standards. This Direct Hire Solicitation requires processing requests, protecting patient information under the Privacy Act, and maintaining detailed logs for auditing and billing processes.

Qualifications

• Background investigation may be required.
• Pre-employment physical examination and annual examination thereafter.
• Lifting up to 10 pounds may be required.
• Seasonal influenza vaccination is mandatory unless exempted for medical or religious reasons (exemption documentation required).
• Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact.
• Tuberculosis testing is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze medical records for completeness and accuracy to meet documentation directives and accreditation standards.
• Oversee life-cycle of medical records: creation, maintenance, filing, and transfer per procedures.
• Process requests for medical information by abstracting pertinent data to ensure Privacy Act compliance.
• Verify requester entitlement before releasing records.
• Maintain logs of all released information for tracking, reporting, and billing initiation.

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located with Defense Health Agency, Augusta Market, with SOUTHCOM. The incumbent will serve as a medical records technician reviewing, analyzing, processing, and maintaining medical records in compliance with regulatory requirements.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Analyze medical records for completeness and accuracy to ensure they meet prescribed documentation directives and accreditation standards.
• Manage the life-cycle of medical records by overseeing their creation, maintenance, filing, and transfer in accordance with established procedures.
• Process requests for medical information by abstracting pertinent data to ensure compliance with the Privacy Act and other confidentiality directives.
• Verify medical information requests by confirming the requester's entitlement to access information prior to releasing records.
• Maintain detailed logs of all released medical information to ensure proper tracking, reporting, and initiation of billing procedures.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• Lifting: Lifting up to 10 pounds may be required.
• This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
• This position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations, the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.