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Medical Records Technician (Coder-Outpatient)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
Remote United States $36K – $73K Apply by Jun 16, 2026 Medical Records Technician ESFJESTJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Iowa City VA Health Care Systems (ICVAHCS). The Medical Records Technician (Coder) is responsible for the technical duties related to abstracting medical record data and assigning codes using current clinical classifications systems appropriate for the type of care provided.
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.
- →Major duties include: Reviews and analyzes clinical medical record documentation for all specialties from CPRS and/or VistA Imaging to determine the reason for the episode, conditions addressed and all procedures performed.
- →Specialties include but are not limited to Neurosurgery, Vascular, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Psychiatry, and Primary Care/Medicine.
- →Selects and assigns codes from the current version of one or more coding systems appropriate for the type of care provided.
- →Current clinical classification systems include ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS.
- →Sequences the codes appropriately.
- →Assigns modifiers to CPT/HCPCS codes as appropriate.
- →Reviews and analyzes clinical medical record and determines the primary and secondary diagnoses and procedure codes for billable outpatient encounters.
- →Codes all billable outpatient encounters identified.
- →Links the appropriate diagnoses to the procedures.
- →May assist with the following duties if needed: Surgical coding: Reviews and analyzes clinical medical record documentation to accurately capture the reason for the surgery, the surgery performed, and any additional diagnoses or procedures related to the surgery for all procedures in the Surgical Package of VistA.
- →A Assigns appropriate codes for all surgeries and cardiac catheterizations.
- →Assigns codes for Anesthesia and Pathology encounters for all billable surgical cases.
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.
- ✓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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a6f87f5b-3b82-4c27-b9c9-8e2058fe803e
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