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Medical Records Technician (Coder-Outpatient)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 days ago
Remote United States $36K – $73K Apply by May 26, 2026 Medical Records Technician ESFJESTJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is in the Health Information Management Service (HIMS) at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The Medical Records Technician (MRT) (Coder-Outpatient) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multispecialty clinics, and specialty centers.
What You'll Do
- →Temporarily eligible for Remote work within 50 miles of a VA Medical Center.
- →May fall under the Presidential Memorandum tiled "Return to In-Person Work" which will require you to go into the office if the exemption is not approved at the next review.
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: MRT GS-04 Assignment.
- →Entry level MRTs (Coder) receive close guidance from more experienced MRTs.
- →Outpatient MRTs select and assign codes from current versions of ICD Clinical Modification (CM), CPT, and HCPCS classification systems.
- →MRTs review record documentation to abstract all required medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social and administrative data, and query clinical staff, as appropriate, with close guidance from higher level MRTs.
- →They use various computer applications to abstract records, assign codes, and record and transmit data.
- →They ensure audit findings have been corrected and refiled.
- →MRT GS-05 Assignment.
- →Developmental level 1 MRTs (Coder) receive guidance from more experienced MRTs for more complex coding procedures.
- →Outpatient MRTs select and assign codes to outpatient episodes of care, and/or inpatient professional services from current versions of ICD CM, CPT, and HCPCS classification systems.
- →They review record documentation to abstract all required medical, surgical, ancillary, demographic, social and administrative data, and query clinical staff, as appropriate, with guidance from higher level MRTs.
- →MRT GS-06 Assignment.
- →Developmental level 2 positions as MRTs (Coder) receive intermittent monitoring.
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓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 1 or 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.
- ✓Transcripts are not required but should be included with application materials if basing any of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 739a65b9-848c-4c73-8a42-4c7162d2c50b
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