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Medical Records Technician (Health Information Technician)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
Hybrid Honolulu, HI $38K – $68K Apply by Jun 13, 2026 Medical Records Technician ISFJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is located in the HAS Health Information Management (HIM) section at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. MRTs (HIT) 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, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers.
What You'll Do
- →As a Medical Records Technician (Health Information Technician), you will: Serve as technical expert in health record content and documentation requirements.
- →Incumbent is responsible for performing quantitative and qualitative reviews of health record documentation.
- →Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that all patient care data entered in VISTA and/or Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) is accurate, timely, and completed.
- →Adheres to established documentation requirements as outlined by The Joint Commission regulations, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) guidelines, as well as medical-legal requirements.
- →Review records for adherence with CMS guidelines related to student, resident supervision and attending physician presence and documentation.
- →Compiles reports to insure provider specific and service compliance.
- →Maintains a control system to ensure completion of all inpatient and outpatient records in accordance with VA, The Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory agencies standards.
- →Review health records to ensure that all records contain sufficient information to meet medical/legal requirements, to ensure continuity of patient care, and to support education and research needs.
- →Assists clinicians with completion of delinquent/incomplete health records.
- →Perform the quantitative and qualitative analysis on both computer and paper based health records.
- →Consults with the appropriate clinician(s) for clarification when conflicting or ambiguous information appears in the health record documentation.
- →Identify health record deficiencies, track deficiencies and ensure that the appropriate individual completes their deficiencies.
- →The incumbent assists physicians with the completion of delinquent/incomplete health records and serves as the expert resource for clinical staff regarding requirements for complete documentation.
- →Responsible for expediting the completion of the health record when the patient is transferred for care at another medical center, for legal requests, regulatory agencies review, and reimbursement purposes.
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.
- ✓IMPORTANT : A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 15ae92df-9f16-4868-9e78-1b6ce6f09d52
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