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Medical Records Administrator Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-site Fayetteville, NC $43K – $101K Apply by Jun 23, 2026 Medical Records Administration ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located in the Health Information Management Section of Health Administration Service at the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System. Medical Records Administration Specialist (MRAS) in Veterans Health Administration perform work concerned with the management of a health record program or the provision of services related to medical record administration/health information services. Manage, preserve, analyze, & supervise the use of diagnostic & therapeutic health.
What You'll Do
- →Assists the Chief, Health Information Management (CHIM) and the HIM Department in identifying and setting short and long-range goals, program objectives, and tasks to meet the mission and vision of the VAMC.
- →Provides subject matter expertise to Service Line Leaders, and medical center staff.
- →Provides training for HIM, clinical and administrative staff on HIM topics.
- →Designs and performs quality improvement projects regarding HIM issues.
- →Assists the CHIM in preparing and conducting various presentations.
- →Keeps current on emerging issues and trends in the HIM field, including process improvement initiatives, the electronic health record (EHR), coding and computer-assisted coding, the revenue cycle, release of information and privacy issues, records management, medical speech recognition, transcription and data entry, and health information exchange.
- →Performs audits and analyses, preparing and presenting findings and recommendations to the CHIM, Service Line Leaders and medical staff.
- →Assures the accuracy and timeliness of the capturing of patient services charges (workload) in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- →Reviews, analyzes and reports HIM performance monitors.
- →Advises Principal Investigators and other clinical staff on methodologies related to retrieval of health care data for specific studies.
- →Performs data retrieval for special studies as needed.
- →Utilizes advanced knowledge of VHA data sources, such as VHA Support Service Center (VSSC) and the Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), to complete analyses of VA Medical Center data.
- →Analyzes and evaluates on a quantitative basis, the effectiveness of the HIM program and operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
- →Analyzes program performance data to identify areas needing improvement.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 27483f4a-c5c8-4b73-ade9-e83b0e19b1cb
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