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Medical Records Technician (HIT)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 23 days ago
Hybrid Fayetteville, AR $37K – $66K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Medical Records Technician ISFJISTJ Trades
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This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Veterans Health System of the Ozarks. Medical Records Technicians (MRT) Health Information Technician (HIT) perform incomplete health record analysis. They review, analyze, abstract, maintain, extract, and compile information from the health record. MRTs HIT check for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the health record and monitor and report for regulatory compliance.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Medical Records Technician (MRT) Health Information Technician (HIT) Duties may include but are not limited to: Performing quantitative and qualitative reviews of health record documentation.
- →Ensuring that all patient care data entered in VistA and/or Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) is accurate, timely, and completed.
- →Compiling reports to ensure provider specific and service compliance.
- →Reviewing records for adherence with CMS guidelines related to student, resident supervision and attending physician presence and documentation.
- →Reviewing 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.
- →Reviewing records to include notes, consults, and orders to determine correct importing of community care records.
- →Assist clinicians with completion of delinquent/incomplete health records.
- →Assessing the paper health record and electronic Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) for completeness and notes deficiencies in the appropriate data base(s).
- →Tracking electronic signatures and documents deficiencies and communicates these deficiencies to clinical staff for correction.
- →Preparing complex weekly and monthly reports noting the status of all incomplete/delinquent records and compliance reports and submits the reports to the appropriate administrative and clinical staff.
- →Developing and compiling written reports trending provider specific, service, and hospital compliance reports regarding admission subsequent and discharge notes.
- →Obtains statistical information, applies statistical formulas, and completes statistical reports for medical center management.
- →Preparing weekly and monthly reports noting the status of all incomplete/delinquent health records and submits the reports to the appropriate administrative and clinical staff.
- →Identifying and abstracts information from health records for special studies and audits both internal and external.
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 dentification 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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 56365df1-7717-4207-9f61-eaee071fb9fc
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