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Medical Records Technician (Coder-Outpatient)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
Remote United States $40K – $79K Apply by Jun 11, 2026 Medical Records Technician ESFJESTJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Minneapolis VA Health Care Systems (ICVAHCS). The Medical Records Technician (Outpatient-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: Assigns International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes to documented patient care encounters (outpatient and inpatient professional services) covering the full range of health care services provided by the VAMC.
- →Applies advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, disease processes, treatment modalities, diagnostic tests, medications as well as the principles and practices of health services and the organizational structure to ensure proper code selection.
- →Adheres to accepted coding practices, guidelines and conventions when choosing the most appropriate diagnosis, operation, procedure, ancillary, or Evaluation and Management code to ensure ethical, accurate, and complete coding.
- →Applies codes based on guidelines specific to certain diagnoses, procedures, and other criteria (in inpatient and outpatient settings) used to classify patients under the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) program that categorizes all VA patients into specific classes representing their clinical conditions and resource needs.
- →Abstract, assign, and sequence codes appropriately that support services rendered and conditions documented and for medical necessity.
- →Directly consult/query the clinical staff for clarification of conflicting, incomplete, missing or ambiguous clinical data in the health record.
- →Review and resolve coding edits.
- →Enter and correct information that has been rejected, when necessary.
- →Ensure audit findings have been reviewed, corrected as necessary, apply appropriate comments and refiled.
- →Ensures all documentation is present, accurate, complete and in an appropriate format.
- →Ensures that documentation meets Joint Commission and VA requirements.
- →Identifies problems in documentation and forwards to supervisor as necessary.
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
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