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Chief Medical Records Administrator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-siteWashington, DC$122K – $158KApply by May 28, 2026Medical Records AdministrationENTJESFJESTJISTJOperationsHealthcare
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The position is located within the VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Business Office. It provides comprehensive primary and specialty services in medicine, surgery, neurology, and psychiatry using a primary care model. The position is organizationally aligned under the Health Information Management Section(HIMS) and is expected to work closely with all members of the health care team, Medical Center's Administration, Site Managers Offices, Business Office and VAMC Executive Leadership.
What You'll Do
- →Provides expertise, guidance, and direction and has responsibilities relative to providing supervision, administrative support, coordination, and technical assistance in the planning, development, and maintenance of an effective, comprehensive, and integrated HIM Program at this Medical Center.
- →FUNCTIONS: Provides technical and managerial expertise relative to health information management.
- →This includes recommendations regarding organizational structure, workflow, section policy, interpretation of section objectives, and methods of staffing within the section.
- →Implements recommendations and exercises immediate supervisory authority over the Coding Unit, File/ Scanning unit, and Release of Information Unit.
- →Has knowledge of statistics to assess patient workload and establish quality controls.
- →Evaluates Patient Treatment File PTF data validation program to include a qualitative review and evaluation of the clinical as well as administrative information reported into the PTF system, with analysis and recommendations for corrective action.
- →Responsible for the timely and complete submission of all quarterly census patients and for the PTF abstracts, which have a monthly close-out date with an annual hard close-out date for the fiscal year to the Austin Automation Center AAC National Patient Care Database NPCD.
- →Advises Medical Record Technicians MRT in problem areas about quantitative and qualitative analysis of medical records and determines the acceptability of content.
- →Consults with physicians and other clinicians regarding record deficiencies as appropriate.
- →Coordinates and updates the Quality Management program for HIMS.
- →Joint Commission and VA standards require a quality management program, which includes medical record audits based on input from the Medical Records Committee, quality improvement staff, and medical staff.
- →Audits will consist of review files.
- →Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with Physicians, Service Chiefs, and other medical center staff at all organizational levels.
- →Additionally, is responsible for determining the need for and extent of training personnel outside HIMS regarding the medical records and its format.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 23270f29-a88e-4a4e-a685-93055933b2ac
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